Child sex victim speaks for 1st time

  • Child sex victim speaks for 1st time
  • He was molested at prestigious school
  • In rare move, he wants “gag order” lifted
  • The Catholic monk who abused him is still alive

What
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, a clergy sex abuse will
--speak publicly for the first time about his experiences,
--disclose his clergy sex crime and cover ups lawsuit against Delbarton School, and
--discuss the settlement of that suit.

He and others will also prod Catholic officials to release him from the “gag order” he signed what that suit was resolved.

When
Friday, June 29 at 11:30 AM

Where
On the front steps/sidewalk of the Morris County Courthouse, corner of Washington and
Court Streets in Morristown, New Jersey

Who
The victim, his attorney, an advocate and other victims and supporters who belong to a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

Why
In 1988, a Texas man settled his child sex abuse case involving a monk from Saint Mary's Abbey who molested him when he was a fourteen year old Delbarton School student. In 2002, the victim, through his attorney, asked Catholic officials to release him from the confidentiality clause. (He believes that Delbarton violated that clause.) In response, Delbarton officials refused.

Because the monk is still alive, and the victim worries about the safety of other kids and the suffering of other victims, he will publicly ask Catholic officials to rescind the “gag order” that he signed when his suit was resolved.

Also at the event will be Patrick Marker of Washington state, a victims’ advocate who runs a website called UnderTheGreenWave.com

The victim is represented by Phillipsburg attorney Greg Gianforcaro (w) 908-859-2200, (c) 908‐310-4624

Contact
Mark Crawford, Director, NJ SNAP, (c) 732‐632-7687, [email protected]
Patrick Marker, victims’ advocate, (c) 973‐722-0719, [email protected]
Mark Serrano, (w) 571-223-0042, (c) 703-727-4940


Showing 3 comments

  • David Clohessy
    followed this page 2012-08-06 18:59:12 -0500
  • James Bredin
    commented 2012-07-09 19:09:45 -0500
    capital punishment for pedophile priests and monks
  • David Clohessy
    published this page in Media Events 2012-06-29 08:16:44 -0500

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