Former Finance Employee Speaks Out
My name is XXXXXX. I worked in the business office at St. Mary’s Abbey / Delbarton School between 199X and 199X. During my tenure at St. Mary’s, I witnessed several incidents that I believe, given the current climate of silence and secrecy at the abbey, need to be exposed.
Delbarton Fundraising Letter
I must admit to you this year I contemplated my decision to give to Delbarton considering the allegations our school has faced in the past several months. I found the allegations disappointing, disheartening and an embarrassment. I hope the legal process unearths the truth and punishes the guilty accordingly. – Jim Gallombardo ‘81
Benedict Worry: Police Chaplain
According to the City of Linden’s Web Site (screen shot below), Rev. Benedict Worry is the department’s chaplain.
Rev. Elias Lorenzo: Protector of Children?
Rev. Elias Lorenzo is currently “protecting the rights and safety of children in the Church” (see below). Since when?
Rev. Benedict Worry: Whistleblower Designate
According to the Whistleblower Policy at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Linden, New Jersey, Rev. Benedict Worry is “the person designated to receive whistleblower complaints.”
Be a hero: Show compassion at Delbarton
Your ongoing portrayal of alleged abuses at Delbarton, my alma mater, is totally disconnected from my student experience. I remain grateful to the lay teachers and clergy who ensured I left Delbarton with the values that formed my moral foundation. I would betray those educators if I didn’t express my support for the alleged victims […]
Who is Ed Broderick?
Many outsiders believe that a religious leader, Abbot Giles perhaps, is responsible for managing the abuse scandal at Saint Mary’s. The truth, however, is much different. Nearly every move made by Saint Mary’s Abbey must pass through a series of filters. The abbey leadership utilizes attorneys, public relation experts and wordsmiths to craft almost every […]
Letter to Editor from Luke Travers’ Attorney
I am writing this letter as the attorney for the Rev. Luke Travers. “New Delbarton allegations and a troubling e-mail,” (April 15) showed there were no new allegations, but rather a criticism of how St. Mary’s Abbey was handling matters.
Delbarton monk accused of sex abuse allegations passes 2 lie detector tests, lawyer says
Hanlon wouldn’t identify the polygraph experts employed by him or the abbey. He wasn’t sure how many of the four accusers had come forward by the time of the second polygraph.
Delbarton monk facing sexual misconduct allegations leaves local abbey
(Star-Ledger) Rev. Luke Travers, the former headmaster of Delbarton School in Morris Township and target of a string of sexual misconduct allegations over the past year, has left St. Mary’s Abbey, which has severed official ties with him, according to a terse statement released today by Abbot Giles P. Hayes.
Former Delbarton Students Still Waiting
(Star Ledger) When the first allegations of sexual misconduct against former Delbarton School headmaster Luke Travers were made public in January, the abbot at St. Mary’s Abbey, which runs the school, labeled the accusations a “minor boundary violation” in a statement. But the next day, in an e-mail recently obtained by The Star-Ledger, Abbot Giles Hayes […]
Abbot Giles’ Book Signing Postponed
[Webmaster’s Note: According to library, this presentation has been postponed.] Explore the history of these two schools, both built by St. Mary’s Abbey. Rt. Rev. Giles Hayes, the current Abbot at St. Mary’s, and Dr. Tom McCabe, a former teacher at St. Benedict’s, share their research and intimate knowledge of the two institutions. Both presenters […]
Alum: Delbarton sex abuse scandal is heartbreaking
I wore the Latin motto “Succisa Virescit” — meaning roughly, “Cut it down and it will grow back” — on the breast pocket of my green blazer for the five years I attended Delbarton School. A classmate used to go around on the last day of the school year ripping off the pocket patches. I […]
Father of men who filed sexual abuse lawsuit against Delbarton says monks betrayed his trust
(Star-Ledger) Bill Crane Sr. remembers the sweaty August day in 1964, when he drove his Pontiac onto the sprawling Delbarton School campus, hoping to land a job as a history teacher that paid $4,400 a year. Married, he had a freshly printed diploma from Upsala College in his pocket and a baby on the way.
Regarding Rev. Bruno Ugliano’s Alleged Misconduct
Information has surfaced regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct reportedly perpetrated by Rev. Bruno Ugliano. Those allegations led to Rev. Ugliano’s temporary removal from duties in 2002.
Anthony Cicatiello… Wordsmith
In an interview on March 20, 2012 with myfoxny.com, St. Mary’s Abbey spokesperson Anthony Cicatiello said that the abbey placed restrictions on Rev. Luke Travers and Rev. Justin Capato following allegations of sexual misconduct. Really? How long after the allegations were reported?
Lawsuit: Prestigious Prep School Is Center Of Sex Abuse
MORRISTOWN, NJ (PIX11)— One of the wealthiest and most prestigious schools in the Tri State is now the object of a lawsuit by two men who say there’s a culture of sexual abuse at the Delbarton School and at the abbey adjacent to the Morristown, New Jersey Catholic boys’ campus.
Abbot Giles Hayes Resigns CMSM Presidency
SILVER SPRING, MD (March 19, 2012). The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) announced today that the Right Rev. Giles P. Hayes, OSB, Abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ, has resigned as the conference president for reasons of health. In accord with the statutes of the conference, the Very Rev. Thomas H. […]
Message from Alum
I’m an alum and a supporter of the school. I want Delbarton to succeed and be a great place for young men to get a great college preparatory education. But in order for that to happen, there can be no abuse and no tolerance of it. Everyone in a position of authority needs to be […]
Brothers suing Delbarton School, claiming they were abused by monks
(Daily Record) MORRISTOWN — Twin brothers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that they were abused by monks when they were children living at the prestigious Delbarton School, where their father was a longtime teacher and an assistant headmaster.
