New Jersey Diocese Pays $610k to Settle Priest Sex Abuse Lawsuit

The Republic
October 3, 2014

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a2ad3c91cdfa4725bfae0e492098e3cc/NJ--Priest-Abuse-Settlement

The Trenton Diocese has paid $610,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey man who said he was sexually abused for years as a teen by a priest who headed the diocese's youth group.

Forty-two-year-old Chris Naples of Bass River Township claimed church leaders allowed the Rev. Terence McAlinden to remain in the ministry for 15 years after paying a settlement to another man.

The diocese suspended McAlinden in 2007 after it found Naples' claims to be credible.

Under terms of the settlement, the diocese denies culpability.

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Diocese spokeswoman Rayanne Bennett says the Vatican will decide whether McAlinden will remain in the priesthood.