WESTFIELD (NJ)
Patch
Oct. 8, 2019
By Russ Crespolini
He says he survived repeated sexual abuse, stalking and harassment by a Boy Scout leader who went on to become a Catholic priest.
What made it worse was that the accused was also a family friend.
But for so long, Westfield’s Michael Mautone kept his story anonymous.
Not anymore.
Mautone is now sharing his story of survival and recovery in the hopes that it will encourage others to face the truth as he did.
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