NEW JERSEY
Patch
By Michael Daigle
Steve Badt said he recently had a conversation with his 8-year-old son about what had happened to him as a teenager.
On Tuesday, standing on the grounds of the Morris County Courthouse, Badt, 44, a former Parsippany resident and Delbarton School graduate, spoke of the sexual abuse that took place at the hands of a monk at the Morris Township Catholic school between 1979 when he was in the seventh grade, and 1985, when he was in the 12th grade.
Badt, and another former Delbarton student who remained unnamed, joined an existing lawsuit against St. Mary’s Abbey, which operates Delbarton. The original suit was filed in March by Phillipsburg attorney Gregory G. Gianforcaro on behalf of twin brothers William Crane Jr., and Thomas Crane, formerly of Randolph.
The lawsuit was amended to include the new allegations and includes complaints from six former Delbarton students, Gianforcaro said.
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