Richard Lott OSB in a screen image, from a Delbarton School yearbook.

Advocates: Catholic school abuse case could mean more trials

NEWARK (NJ)
NJ Spotlight News - WNET [New York NY]

October 9, 2025

By Bill Crane with Briana Vannozzi

[A seven-minute video interview with Delbarton survivor Bill Crane about the verdict in T.M’s case. See also the article based on this interview below. Photo above: Richard Lott OSB in a screen image, from a Delbarton yearbook.]

A New Jersey jury awarded $5 million in damages Wednesday to a Delbarton School graduate, known only as T.M., who alleged he was sexually abused by a Benedictine monk nearly 50 years ago.

https://www.thirteen.org/programs/nj-spotlight-news/crane-intv-1760039635/