NEW JERSEY
The Star-Ledger
By Kevin Manahan/The Star-Ledger
MORRIS TOWNSHIP — 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.
In a two-sentence statement, Hayes — who oversees the abbey and the all-boys private school — said Travers has “separated himself” from the abbey. Hayes directed any inquiries regarding Travers to his attorney.
Several messages left for the Morristown attorney, Gerard Hanlon, were not returned tonight.
After releasing the statement, Hayes refused to answer additional questions. Abbey spokesman Anthony Cicatiello said inquiries about Travers’ status as a monk “are personal and need to be answered by him.”
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