NEW JERSEY
New Jersey 101.5
June 19, 2019
By Dan Alexander
Four members of the Linden Presbyterian Church say in a lawsuit that they were molested and sexually assaulted by a minister who claimed to have used “Native American exorcism” that was nothing more than nonconsensual oral sex and masturbation.
Jared Staunton, Alan Meeker Jr., William Weist and a woman identified only as “H.C.” accuse the Rev. William “Bill” Weaver of the sexual assaults during separate therapy sessions.
The complaint outlines why each of the plaintiffs came to Weaver, a minister at the church for nearly 40 years. The lawsuit also names the local church, the Presbytery of Elizabeth and the Presbyterian Church USA as defendants.
Staunton was dealing with the death of his father in February 2014 followed three months later by the death of his partner of 11 years.
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