Jury spares Delbarton School from having to pay punitive damages in sex abuse case
(NBC) The New Jersey jury that made history last week by awarding $5 million in damages to a Delbarton School graduate who claimed a monk sexually assaulted him decided Thursday not to impose further penalties on the elite Catholic prep school.
NJ Catholic School Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out After Landmark Trial
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Thursday marked the end of what was the first-ever civil trial against the Catholic Church in New Jersey. Read Entire Article and Comments Here Last week, a Morristown jury found that the plaintiff, now in his 60s, was sexually abused by Father Richard Lott as a 15-year-old Delbarton student in the 1970s. […]
Jury denies punitive damages in landmark Delbarton sex abuse case
A Morris County jury on Thursday declined to impose punitive damages against the religious order that runs the Delbarton School and a former monk, sparing them from additional financial penalties in a landmark sexual abuse case dating back 50 years.
Delbarton jury starts deliberations on punitive damages in sex assault trial
(Morristown Daily Record) — Jurors resumed deliberations Wednesday to consider punitive damages against the Delbarton School, a week after awarding $5 million to a former student who said he was sexually abused by a priest in 1976.
Punitive award after clergy abuse verdict ‘could put us out of business,’ Delbarton says
MORRISTOWN − Facing potentially devastating punitive damages in the wake of a landmark $5 million compensatory verdict for a former student who said he was sexually abused by a monk at the Delbarton School, the headmaster of the exclusive boys’ prep school testified that another large monetary award “could put us out of business.”
Delbarton warns huge damages could kill the school as jury weighs punishment
The same civil jury that last week awarded $5 million to a Delbarton School graduate who said he was molested by a monk in 1976 returned to Superior Court in Morristown on Tuesday to decide whether to impose punitive damages against the former monk and the Benedictine order that runs the Morris Township prep school.
Big Payout In NJ Catholic School’s Historic Sex Abuse Trial
(Patch) MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — After two weeks of testimony and two days of deliberations, the verdict on the historic sex abuse case involving Delbarton School is in, according to a report from nj.com.
Ex-student who alleged sex abuse by monk at elite N.J. Catholic school wins $5M in damages
(NBC) The first civil trial against the church in the state involved the former Delbarton School student who said he was sexually abused in the mid-1970s.
Jury awards $5M to Delbarton grad
In an historic ruling, a jury on Wednesday awarded $5 million to a Delbarton School graduate who accused a monk of sexually abusing him in a campus barn 50 years ago.
Jury awards $5 million to Delbarton School sexual abuse survivor
(NJ.com) It took him his whole life to tell his story. Now in his 60s, his long fight ended on Wednesday in a Morris County courtroom.
Former Delbarton School student wins $5 million award
Delivering a historic verdict that could ripple through the religious and legal communities, a jury in Morristown awarded $5 million in compensatory damages Wednesday to a former Delbarton School student who said he was sexually assaulted at the elite Catholic prep school in 1976.
‘Credibility’ at stake as landmark Delbarton clergy sex abuse trial goes to jury
MORRISTOWN — Seven years after the lawsuit was first filed, and five weeks after the trial began, the verdict in a landmark civil case accusing an ex-Delbarton School monk of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student is now in the hands of a jury.
Late Delbarton leader said he kept mum on abuse to protect victim, school’s reputation
MORRISTOWN — The former spiritual head of the Delbarton School told lawyers investigating the elite prep school that he destroyed a letter accusing a teacher of sexual assault to protect the privacy of the alleged victim.
Delbarton abuse ‘follows me around like a dark cloud,’ alleged victim testifies at trial
MORRISTOWN — Nearly half a century after he says he was sexually assaulted at age 15 by a monk at the Delbarton School, a former student at the all-boys prep school testified on Sept. 22 that the trauma from that night “follows me around like a dark cloud.”
Fifty years later, Delbarton Grad Testifies
The alleged victim took the witness stand Thursday in Morristown and, in stark detail, described being sexually abused nearly 50 years ago by a monk in a barn at the Delbarton School.
Ex-Delbarton teacher in sex abuse trial says he wasn’t on campus during alleged assault
The priest at the center of a half-century old sexual abuse accusation against the Delbarton School took the stand in Morristown on Wednesday and insisted he was not even on campus on the day of the alleged assault.
Former Delbarton School leader, Catholic bishop seeking to replace Archbishop faces scrutiny over sexual abuse scandal
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is calling for transparency about the actions of Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo, a potential successor to Archbishop of Newark Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, while he was a leader at Delbarton School.
Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton…
“After the initial lawsuits in 2018, more than 30 more people have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against the school’s monks and have either filed their own lawsuits or joined existing cases.” – Greg Gianforcaro
N.J.’s new child sexual abuse law survives challenge from Catholic school, former monk
Judge Peter A. Bogaard disagreed on both counts, making him the first judge in New Jersey to rule on both the constitutionality as well as the retroactive intent of the law. In addition to clearing the way for those filing suits now, the decision also means plaintiffs who filed before the new law are less […]
