NEW JERSEY
The Star-Ledger
By Kevin Manahan/The Star-Ledger
MORRIS TOWNSHIP —The attorney for the Rev. Luke Travers, the former Delbarton School headmaster facing allegations of sexual misconduct, said today that Travers has taken and passed two polygraph exams regarding the accusations.
Gerard Hanlon, a criminal attorney in Morristown, said Travers passed a lie detector test ordered by St. Mary’s Abbey in January, then passed another, set up by Hanlon, in March.
“Luke was so adamant about what he hadn’t done, so I set up the second one with an expert who has worked with me and (is) someone I trust,” Hanlon said. “It’s the first time I’ve talked about this, but maybe it’s timely.”
Abbey spokesman Anthony Cicatiello said the abbey “will not comment any further on matters related to Father Luke.
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