First N.J. Abuse Trial Yields $5M Verdict Against Church

A Morris County, New Jersey, jury on Wednesday awarded $5 million in compensatory damages to a former student who said he was sexually assaulted by a monk at the Delbarton School, an all-boys Catholic preparatory school, about 50 years ago.

The panel delivered the decision after less than two days of deliberation.

While the judge had already sealed public remarks from both sides during the trial, the court ruled that the former student, identified only by the initials T.M., was assaulted and entitled to damages.

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