SOMERVILLE (NJ)
Bridgewater Courier
February 15, 2019
By Nick Muscavage
A former priest, named earlier this week by the Diocese of Metuchen in a list of clergymen credibly accused of child sexual abuse, is no longer employed by a Central Jersey hospital.
Mark Dolak, who’s been accused by a former Fords woman among others, no longer works for Monmouth Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas spokesperson said Friday.
Dolak was employed as an acute care family support specialist.
Ellen L. Greene, vice president of Strategic Corporate Communications for RWJBarnabas Health, did not confirm what led to Dolak’s departure or the date he left the position.
The Diocese of Metuchen, along with the state’s four other Catholic dioceses, released lists of credibly accused clergymen on Wednesday.
“We know the release of these names may inspire others who have been abused to come forward,” Bishop James Checcio, head of the Metuchen Diocese, said in a statement following the list’s release. “This in fact would be a healthy outcome, as we seek to live in the light.”
My Central Jersey published a story about accusations made against Dolak last summer.
Susan Bisaha stepped forward with claims against Dolak after she learned of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s suspension for sexual abuse allegations.
McCarrick, who was the first bishop of Metuchen before rising to the rank of Cardinal, had oversight of the diocese at the time Bisaha said she was repeatedly abused by Dolak from 1979 to 1987.
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