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.
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.
‘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.
The Richmond Letter
I realized that [St. Mary’s/Delbarton] was not a place of God, but rather a place of secrets, lies and abuse. – Former Monk at St. Mary’s Abbey
Ex-Delbarton monk accused of sex abuse
By all appearances, Bob Sheridan had everything going for him. He was a former lacrosse and soccer star at the Delbarton School and worked part time as coach of the varsity indoor lacrosse team. He had a good job as a salesman for a large insurance company. He was active raising money for his alma […]
