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Two more men have stepped forward saying they were molested by monks at Delbarton School, joining a lawsuit that also accused two monks of sexually abusing two other students in the 1980s at the prestigious, Morris Township prep school.
“I hope my actions will bring justice, accountability … and so begin the healing,” former Parsippany resident and 1985 Delbarton graduate Steve Badt, said at a news conference called to announce the expanded lawsuit outside the Morris County Courthouse.
Surrounded by advocates for men abused by priests and three of four alleged victims, attorney Gregory G. Gianforcaro said a lawsuit he filed in March on behalf of two victims has been amended to include two more men and two additional monks of the Benedictine order.
The lawsuit generally accuses Delbarton, St. Mary’s Abbey, and the Order of St. Benedict as defendants who failed to protect the ex-students from exploitation and abuse, infliction of emotional distress and gross negligence, among other claims. Three victims are identified in the suit by their initials, and one man is referred to as John Doe, but the three men publicly named themselves and said they want the truth to be told.
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