RUMSON (NJ)
Rumson Patch
January 19, 2021
By Nicole Rosenthal
Fr. Thomas A. Rittenhouse is accused of sexually abusing a minor while assigned to the Rumson church from 1981 to 1982.
A priest who served for seven years at Holy Cross Church in Rumson was recently named in a sexual abuse complaint filed Tuesday against the Diocese of Trenton.
Fr. Thomas A. Rittenhouse was ordained in 1976 in the Diocese of Trenton and is accused of sexually abusing a minor while assigned to the Rumson church from 1981 to 1982.
He served at Holy Cross from 1981 to 1988.
“These survivors were betrayed by the Diocese of Trenton when they were left vulnerable to abuse, harm and immeasurable trauma,” said attorney Greg Gianforcaro in a news release.
“Today, the Diocese is pouring salt on the wounds by continuing to dodge accountability. These courageous survivors deserve better.”
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