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 […]
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?
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.
Message to Delbarton Parents and Students
On January 23, 2012, a letter (shown below) was sent to Delbarton parent and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. It was also sent to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in Washington, DC. Included in the envelope was “The Richmond Letter” (available Here). Both offices signed for the letter. Today, three weeks later, there has been no […]
Rev. Justin Capato… Removed in 2010
In 2004, the Morris County Prosecutor’s office was reportedly alerted to allegations of sexual misconduct by Rev. Justin Capato. Nearly seven years later, in December of 2010, St. Mary’s Abbey received a letter detailing misconduct by Capato. A few days later, Capato was removed from Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. […]
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
St. Mary’s Administrative History
Current Leadership: Abbot: Giles Hayes (Since 2006) Prior: Bruno Ugliano (2009) Sub-Prior: Jerome Borski (2011) Novice Master: Hilary O’Leary (2007)
Ugliano… Didn’t they do that already?
What was shocking to me was not that it had happened, but that it has just happened. [Rev. Bruno Ugliano] had been transferred from my parish at a time when there was already widespread talk about his behavior when I was a young teenager more than 20 years ago! In fact, the first response I […]
Cleared priest describes ordeal
Cleared of allegations he molested a 14-year-old girl two decades ago, a Roman Catholic priest says the two months he was suspended from his job as a Rider University chaplain – and presumed guilty by many – was a “living hell.”
Prosecutor drops probe of chaplain
The Union County Prosecutor’s Office has concluded that a woman’s sexual abuse allegations against a former Roman Catholic chaplain at Rider University were not credible.
2002 Confroy Letter re Brennan, Ugliano
While it is painful for us to see old wounds reopened and to confront new allegations, we are resolved to see the process through with openness, candor and fairness to all concerned. I begin with a summary of the cases of Father Timothy Brennan and Father Bruno Ugliano. … [Brennan] was relieved of all priestly […]
School chaplain accused of sex abuse
TRENTON – A Rider University chaplain has been removed from his job while prosecutors investigate claims that he and two other priests sexually abused a teenage girl more than 20 years ago.
Former chaplain denies allegation of sexual abuse
A Bergen County priest is denying the accusations of a woman who said he and two other Catholic priests sexually abused her when she was a teenager in Union County 20 years ago, his attorney said Tuesday.
2 Priests Step down over Sex Allegations
The third priest, the Rev. Bruno Ugliano, remains a chaplain at Rider College in Lawrenceville. Ugliano is a former headmaster of Delbarton School in Morristown and is a member of the Benedictine religious order, which has jurisdiction over its own members.
