On February 13, 2019, the five Catholic Dioceses serving New Jersey’s Catholics released the names of priests who have been credibly abused of child sexual abuse. The release of the list of names follows an announcement of the establishment of an Independent Victims Compensation Program (IVCP) by the five Dioceses. The IVCP will administer claims on behalf of all five Dioceses, using uniform standards. The IVCP is intended to provide compensation to survivors of childhood sexual abuse perpetrated by priests ordained within one of the five Dioceses without having to engage in a lawsuit which can take years to conclude and generally involves sworn deposition testimony. It will not consider claims of childhood sexual abuse perpetrated by adults and others serving churches within the Dioceses.
The IVCP will be administered by Camille Biros and Kenneth Feinberg, who currently oversee and manage similar funds established in New York and Pennsylvania. Survivors who participate in the IVCP will release their rights to bring further claims against the Dioceses. Claims will likely be evaluated on a case-by-case basis using certain criteria to distinguish claims from one another.
On January 3, 2019, the New Jersey Dioceses of Camden, Metuchen, Trenton and Paterson, and the Archdiocese of Newark, extended the deadlines for the registering and filing of clergy childhood sexual abuse claims under their IVCP. The new deadlines are:
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2020
Claim Filing Deadline: February 15, 2020
The IVCP was launched on February 11, 2019 and became effective June 15, 2019. It is intended to provide CONFIDENTIAL financial compensation to eligible survivors of childhood sexual abuse perpetrated by Diocesan priests. The Dioceses will have no appeal rights with regard to compensation decisions made by the IVCP. According to the New Jersey’s Catholic Star Herald, “Important features of the Compensation Program include:
It is important to understand that victims also have the option to file a lawsuit if they do not wish to enter into, or accept an offer from, the Independent Victims Compensation Program.
The following list includes current or former priests who have been sued and/or suspended following allegations of sexual abuse of minors or have claims against them in the state of New Jersey. We are actively pursuing cases against Catholic priests and clergy as well as figures from 5 different New Jersey dioceses.
Important note: If the name of a priest or other member of clergy you are searching for does not appear in the lists below, it does not mean that you do not have a potential claim against that individual. These lists of credibly accused individuals are always expanding as more information is brought forth to the dioceses and to authorities. Please contact us if you or a loved one has been abused by a priest or other clergy member, regardless of whether they appear in the lists below or not.
| Archdiocese of Newark | 49 Named Priests |
| Diocese of Camden | 41 Named Priests |
| Diocese of Metuchen | 16 Named Priests |
| Diocese of Paterson | 30 Named Priests |
| Diocese of Trenton | 22 Named Priests |
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
Catholic Star Herald “Two Renowned Administrators Announce State-wide New Jersey Compensation Program for Victims of Church Sexual Abuse of Minors” February 11, 2019. Article
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