Pedophile lawsuit filed by sex abuse victim against archdiocese lingers in Newark

NEW JERSEY
News 12

[with video]

NEWARK – A lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Newark alleging sexual abuse of a child has yet to be resolved.

Filed by an unidentified John Doe, the suit names the late Father Robert G. Gibney as a pedophile.

The archdiocese and the abuse survivor met today to mediate a settlement, but were unsuccessful.

“The archdiocese, by stonewalling him, is denying him that the abuse even took place,” says Kevin Waldrip, a fellow abuse victim.

Advocates for the victim are demanding the church validate his claim so he can start healing

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