POINT PLEASANT (NJ)
Patch National
May 8, 2019
By Tom Davis
The names of more than 100 additional priests, clergy with NJ ties who have been accused of sexual abuse were released in a new disclosure.
The names of more than 100 additional priests and members of the clergy were released in a new disclosure this week made by attorneys who believe the state’s Catholic dioceses need to be more forthcoming about what they know. One of them reportedly served in the Point Pleasant area.
The law firms of Jeff Anderson & Associates released a report containing the names and histories of more than 300 people accused of sexual misconduct in the Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Camden, Diocese of Metuchen, Diocese of Paterson and Diocese of Trenton. Read more: Another 100 NJ Priests, Clergy Accused Of Sex Abuse In Disclosure
The same law firm released the names of 52 Boy Scout leaders allegedly named in the organization’s “perversion files” last month. Read more: 52 NJ Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sexual Abuse Named
Patch has identified only those who were formally accused of sexual abuse by law enforcement, Jesuits or the Catholic church. Patch also only listed names not previously disclosed.
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