JERSEY CITY (NJ)
The Jersey Journal
January 16, 2019
By Patrick Villanova
Ten priests who spent part of their careers in New Jersey are on a new list of 50 Jesuits who have been “credibly” accused of child sexual abuse.
The USA Northeast Province Jesuits, an organization representing the Roman Catholic order of priests in north Jersey and several other states, released its list yesterday. The order is the last of the regional Jesuit organizations to publicly name all priests credibly accused of abuse.
Nine of the 10 Jesuits on the list with New Jersey ties served at either St. Peter’s Prep, Saint Peter’s University or in St. Peter’s Parish in Jersey City — one of the centers of Jesuit life and training in New Jersey. Most were at St. Peter’s briefly early in their careers.
“Many Jesuits on this list have not been found guilty of a crime or liable for any civil claim,” the organization said in a statement accompanying the list. “Many accusations were made decades after the abuse allegedly took place, and often after the accused Jesuit had died.
Jesuits with allegations currently under investigation are not included on this list.”
Seven of the priests who appear on the list spent time at Prep, Jesuit high school in Downtown Jersey City.
“In none of the cases did the alleged or verified abuse take place at St. Peter’s Prep. In every case it took place after the individual priest had left St. Peter’s,” said Jim Horan, a spokesman for St. Peter’s Prep.
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