Telling of His Own Abuse at Hands of Priest, Westfield Man Asks Victims to Step Forward

WESTFIELD (NJ)
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September 12, 2019

By Matt Kadosh

When the Archdiocese of Newark released its list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse earlier this year, Westfield resident Michael Mautone distinctly recognized one name on the list: the man he recalls abused him when he was 16 years old.

The church lists “child pornography” next to the name of that man, Kevin Gugliotta, and shows seven parishes in New Jersey Gugliotta served at following his ordainment as a priest in 1996 and prior to his being “permanently removed” from the ministry.

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