NEW JERSEY
The Star-Ledger
By Ben Horowitz/The Star-Ledger
on June 05, 2013 at 8:32 PM
MORRISTOWN — A Superior Court judge refused to lift a gag order today against a man known as “John Doe” who obtained a confidential settlement in 1988 after allegedly being sexually abused by a priest at the Delbarton School and now wants to talk about it publicly.
But the man, now in his 40s and living in California, may still get his day in court.
In a two-part ruling, Judge Stephan Hansbury said neither side had proven its case and he also refused Delbarton’s request to dismiss the lawsuit.
Saying he needs more information on why the man “wants to reveal this information,” Hansbury said he may hold a hearing where John Doe would testify about his motives.
“If he just wants to write a book,” Hansbury said, he would be unlikely to remove the gag order. But if the ruling would allow the man the “cathartic experience” of “counseling,” then he might rule in his favor, Hansbury said.
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