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Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students
Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students A priest and former chaplain of a North Jersey Catholic school was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of six students, authorities announced Thursday. Salvatore DiStefano, 61, who most recently resided at Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church New Providence, is charged with engaging in a pattern of behavior that threatened the welfare of six Oratory Preparatory School students, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. DiStefano -- known to students as "Father Sal" -- was placed on leave last January pending an investigation.  He is the fourth …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl
NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl A New Jersey priest who admitted sexually abusing a young girl was sentenced Monday to a plea-bargained four years in state prison. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 64, of Phillipsburg admitted abusing the girl from when she was 14 until she was 17, beginning in 1990, while he was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. Ganley had supervisory authority over the victim as head of the Youth Ministry for the parish, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The charges were the first ever brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which Grewal created la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Priest Admits Sexually Abusing Girl, First Conviction For NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Priest Admits Sexually Abusing Girl, First Conviction For NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force
Priest Admits Sexually Abusing Girl, First Conviction For NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force A massive investigation by New Jersey authorities into the sexual abuse of young boys by Roman Catholic priests has produced its first conviction -- by a priest who admitted abusing a young girl. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 63, of Phillipsburg admitted abusing the girl from 1990 through 1994, -- from when she was 14 until she was 17 -- while he was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. The charges were the first brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal created last September to investigate allegations …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest
New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest A massive investigation by New Jersey authorities into the sexual abuse of young boys by priests has produced its first arrest. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 63, of Phillipsburg remained held in Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center in North Brunswick pending a detention hearing Friday on various sex assault counts. Ganley was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge when he abused the youngster from 1990 through 1994, from when the boy was 14 until he was 17, authorities said. The charges are the first brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which Grewal c…

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by Jerry DeMarco