New Jersey may be one step closer to knowing what Seton Hall University has been hiding regarding sexual abuse claims involving the school’s clergy.
Superior Court Avion M. Benjamin on Tuesday ordered Seton Hall to provide her with an internal investigative report the school commissioned on the sex abuse claims, saying she needs to read the unredacted report to determine if plaintiffs in a wide-ranging sex abuse case targeting the Archdiocese of Newark should get a copy.
Benjamin’s ruling is likely just one step in what could be a long slog toward learning what’s in the Seton Hall report. But it’s a step in the right direction, one that could lead us to discover the true scale of what looks like a massive cover-up at Seton Hall and in the archdiocese.
“The Catholic Church has always suggested that sexual abuse is just an isolated, bad apple, and…
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