Diocese: Archdiocese of Newark
Notes:
Included on Attorney Garabedian’s list 3/28/16 of accused clerics named in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards. Allegedly abused a minor 1972-73 at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell NJ. Another man claimed publicly in 10/16 that O’Sullivan abused him at the school when he was age 14 in the early 1970s. Settlement of $1.9 mil in 8/16 of suit with 21 men alleging Bergen High staff of sexual abuse when they were young. Seven more former students subsequently came forward as of 7/17, several vs O’Sullivan.
Sources:
BishopAccountability 03.28.16; Boston Globe 03.28.16; Boston Globe 03.28.16; Bostoncom 03.28.16; The Patch 03.28.16; WBUR 03.28.16; WBUR 03.28.16; Fios 1 10.20.16; NJcom 10.20.16; The Record 10.21.16; Fios 1 07.10.17; Fios 1 News 07.10.17; http://bishop-accountability.org