Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.

Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in New Jersey, is facing scrutiny as a civil trial begins on Sept. 2 regarding allegations of sexual abuse by monk Rev. Richard Lott against former student T.M. The lawsuit claims the school and St. Mary’s Abbey enabled the abuse, with numerous other victims having come forward since 2018, highlighting a troubling history of misconduct within the institution.

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