Comments Regarding Delbarton’s Lawsuit
I find this interesting how those that don’t read the article in depth, that say it is all about the Money and Greg Gianforcaro should not have signed the confidentiality agreement. He wasn’t the attorney at the time, and the victim/survivor he was helping, John Doe wasn’t seeking damages but to be released from the […]
Delbarton suing attorney who is suing them over alleged molestations at the Morris Twp. school
The Benedictine religious order that operates Delbarton School in Morris Township has filed suit against a lawyer it claims has disclosed confidential details about a settlement reached between the order and a youth who was sexually abused by a monk in the 1980s.
Delbarton sues attorney, claims disclosing sex abuse lawsuit was confidentiality breach
(Star-Ledger) The Delbarton School is suing an attorney it says violated a confidentiality agreement by publicly disclosing terms of a 1988 settlement of a lawsuit filed by a teenager who was sexually abused by a monk at the school.
Giac Pagano Reported Last Summer
We have learned that two victims have come forward with credible allegations regarding sexual misconduct Mr. Giac Pagano.
Father Dan Ward Under Investigation
Father Dan Ward, OSB from Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA) is under investigation following claims of sexual and other misconduct. The investigation was commissioned with the knowledge of Abbot John Klassen (Saint John’s Abbey and Bishop John Kinney (Diocese of Saint Cloud). For years, Father Dan Ward has been one of the American-Cassinese […]
Another Victim Steps Forward
On August 21, 2012, the existing complaint regarding sexual misconduct was amended to include one more individual, a victim of Timothy Brennan. The amended complaint now includes as defendants: Delbarton School Saint Mary’s Abbey The Order of Saint Benedict Saint Elizabeth School Saint Elizabeth Church Archdiocese of Newark Father Justin Capato Father Luke Travers Father […]
Archbishop Myers and Abbot Giles Mislead Parish
The following statement from Abbot Giles Hayes is featured on the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary parish web site: “The Archdiocese and St. Mary’s Abbey are grateful to Father Benedict Worry, O.S.B., for his years of laboring for the faithful of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Archbishop Myers, with the advice of Abbot Giles of St. Mary’s […]
Excerpts from Recent Statement
The following excerpts were taken from a four-page statement notarized and forwarded to this web site on August 30, 2012. Anyone with information regarding misconduct at Delbarton is asked to come forward…
Web Site Feedback #2
I’ve messaged before. Reading your latest feedback, Benet Caffrey is the one who would call my fourteen year old son at night as a freshmen supposedly about soccer scores. After several times, it stopped. I knew something wasn’t right but it was my first encounter with this behavior and it stopped with him displaying interest […]
Web Site Feedback #1
I graduated from Delbarton in 197X and remember it with fondness. For me it was a haven from [ REDACTED ] where I was raised. They provided me with a scholarship for most of my stay there and with opportunities I would never had had in [ REDACTED ]. Having said that, there is no […]
Email and Response Regarding Father Justin Capato
From a web site visitor: “I have been told that at a recent Mass at Notre Dame, Fr. Jude was about to announce that Fr. Capato has been exonerated – but then was thwarted when he heard at the last minute that the Cranes had filed the lawsuit.” Webmaster’s Response: Father Jude Salus could not […]
Letter from Abbot Giles Hayes
Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends of St. Mary’s Abbey, This has been another strong year for Delbarton and for our students in the classroom, in community service, in the arts and in athletics. However, it has also been a difficult one for our community, as individuals have come forward with new allegations of sexual misconduct […]
Alleged Delbarton abuse victim files lawsuit, asks to be released from gag order
(Star-Ledger) He stood six feet from the microphone on the lawn of the Morris County Courthouse Friday, his wife’s hand clasped and his lips clenched as others spoke of him in the third person. And when it was time to be heard, he didn’t even read his own statement.
Delbarton Abuse Victim Seeks Gag Order Release
(Patch.com) Another person has come forward in the ongoing saga of allegations against Delbarton School and St. Mary’s Abbey involving years of alleged sexual abuse.
Delbarton sex abuse victim wants to speak freely about settlement
(Daily Record) A man who admittedly was sexually abused by a Delbarton School monk when he was a student in 1984 joined victim’s advocates Friday in calling upon leaders of the prestigious school to be “transparent and open” about misconduct by its monks and allow him to speak freely about a confidential lawsuit settlement he […]
Brennan Settlement Openly Discussed in 2002
As they had several times before, Fr. Rembert and the graduate discussed a range of topics. When the topic turned to sexual misconduct, the two eventually discussed misconduct by Fr. Timothy Brennan (who had been in the news recently). Fr. Rembert allegedly shared with the graduate at lunch that the abbey had settled the lawsuit […]
Timothy Brennan… How Many Victims?
When Father Timothy Brennan pled guilty to a charge of aggravated sexual contact on January 21, 1987, he was already participating in a six-month residential treatment program for sex offender at Saint Luke’s in Silver Spring, Maryland. In the mid-80s, monk offenders rarely went to St. Luke’s for a single incident of misconduct. Abbot Brian Clarke […]
Offending Monks’ “Club Ped”
According to a Star-Ledger article [ View ] on June 6, 2012: In 1987, Brennan pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct with another teen student and was sent to a Missouri facility for sexual offenders. Twenty-five years later, he remains in the Benedictine order, under supervision and secluded from the public, Cicatiello said.
Web Site Feedback #3
I thought Fr. Justin Capato was on restrictions. He has been seen at Salon [Di Parruchiere] in Cedar Knolls without supervision. This was last week. He has also been trying to contact people from Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel. One person was a 17 year old boy. So much for the restrictions St. Mary’s Abbey […]
