It took him his whole life to tell his story.
Now in his 60s, his long fight ended on Wednesday in a Morris County courtroom.
A former student of the Delbarton School, who claimed he was sexually assaulted more than 40 years ago by one of the Benedictine monks who operate the Catholic boys prep school, was awarded $5 million in compensatory damages on Wednesday, following a landmark trial that sought to hold the high-profile institution to account.
Attorneys for the victim, identified by his initials only, told jurors that Delbarton had failed its mission by tolerating and ignoring a culture of sexual abuse that was clearly evident as far back as 1954. Lawyers for the school, the Benedictine order and Rev. Richard Lott, the former monk accused in the assault, maintained it never happened.
After 14 days of testimony and two days of deliberation, the…
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