NEW JERSEY
Observer-Tribune
Posted: Friday, December 7, 2012
In 1988, a young man accepted a settlement from the Delbarton School for damages he suffered after he was sexually assaulted while a teenager by the Rev. Timothy Brennan who was then a monk at Delbarton.
At the time, the teen, referred to only as “John Doe,” signed a confidentiality agreement that barred him from ever talking about the settlement.
Now, 24 years later, the victim, now an adult, wants to purge the painful memories and speak publicly to help other victims reach peace.
But because of the confidentiality agreement, he must remain silent or risk being forced to pay back the settlement along with other penalties to Delbarton.
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