SPARTA (NJ)
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February 14, 2019
By Katie Kausch
A former priest who worked at Pope John High School faced a credible sexual abuse allegation, the Diocese of Paterson said.
James Scott, who was on the faculty at Pope John High School, was named on a newly released Diocese list of credibly accused priests. He served at other North Jersey churches and schools during his career (you can find a full list of churches at the bottom of this article).
The priest was included on a list of 28 from the Diocese of Paterson who face credible abuse allegations. All the priests are either deceased, removed from the ministry, or laicized.
“Such misconduct by those ordained as ministers of our faith can never be tolerated. The faithful of our diocese have a right to know that the diocese is doing everything it can to ensure the safety of our children and to report perpetrators to law enforcement authorities,” Bishop Arthur Serratelli said in a letter.
Scott faces one accusation; more information on the details of the allegation was not immediately available. He was removed from the ministry in 1995.
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