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 […]
More Catholic clergy named in latest lawsuit as alleged child molesters
Former Delbarton School monk Timothy Brennan pleaded guilty in 1987 to sexually abusing young men and was described by a national expert on sexual abuse in the Catholic church as the “most severe example” of sexual perversion that he had ever seen.
(NJ.com) Another former Delbarton student accuses priest of sex abuse in lawsuit
Another former Delbarton School student has come forward alleging he was sexually abused by a priest at the elite boys’ prep school decades ago. The man alleges he was sexually abused by the Rev. Richard Lott, also known as Edward Lott, on January 1, 1976. The man also accused the school and its officials of […]
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
Flavin & Lott
Delbarton School Private school in Morris Township run and operated by Benedictine monks of St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, for grades 7-12.
Delbarton alumnus files sex abuse suit
A 45-year-old Washington State man has claimed in a lawsuit that he now has a vivid memory of being molested 28 years ago by a Benedictine monk when he was a student at the private Delbarton School in Morris Township.
