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Priest Who Taught At St. Peter's In JC Accused Of Abuse In Westfield: Report Priest Who Taught At St. Peter's In JC Accused Of Abuse In Westfield: Report
Priest Who Taught At St. Peter's In JC Accused Of Abuse In Westfield: Report  A priest who died decades ago has been accused of sexually abusing a boy while serving in a Westfield parish, TAPintoWestfield reported.  A lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Newark filed Sunday claims the Rev. John Flanagan abused the boy -- who is now 75 and living in Canada -- over the course of a decade while serving at Holy Trinity church in the 1950s and '60s. The church is also a defendant in the suit.  The lawsuit was filed following passage of a state law creating a two-year window during which plaintiffs can sue regardless of when the abuse is alleged to have taken…