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LAWSUIT: Monks, Former Delbarton Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Five Students LAWSUIT: Monks, Former Delbarton Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Five Students
Lawsuit: Monks, Former Delbarton Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Five Students St. Mary's Abbey and the order that runs the Delbarton School in Morris Township are facing six lawsuits saying monks sexually abused students, reports say. The suits, filed Tuesday, mark the first of more than 20 complaints that will be submitted by legal representatives, Daily Record reports. Five monks of the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey were named in the complaints, as well as a former lay teacher at Delbarton, the report says. Four of the five clerics and the former teacher have previously been named in suits that were later settled by the order. A total of 10 lawsuits alleging…

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by Valerie Musson
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Archbishop Leads Newark March Against 'Inhumane' Treatment Of Immigrant Kids Archbishop Leads Newark March Against 'Inhumane' Treatment Of Immigrant Kids
Archbishop Leads Newark March Against 'Inhumane' Treatment Of Immigrant Kids Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, led a march in Newark Wednesday morning calling on Congress and the Trump administration to end what protesters described as the harsh treatment of immigrant children.  Before the march participants assembled at St. Mary's Abby and then headed to the Peter J. Rudino Federal Building on Broad Street, News 12 New Jersey reported. An office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that has come under sharp criticism by some for its treatment of immigrants, is located in the building.  Video posted …

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by Paul Milo