NEW JERSEY
The Record
BY STEFANIE DAZIO AND NICHOLAS PUGLIESE
STAFF WRITERS | THE RECORD
ORADELL — A Boston lawyer for seven alleged child sexual abuse victims at Bergen Catholic High School said 21 victims settled with the parochial school in November for $1.9 million. Two advocates — neither of whom were abused at the Oradell high school — hosted a press conference today in front of the school to announce the settlement.
Mitchell Garabedian said nothing has changed legally since November but “victims want to come forward now.”
Garabedian said at the time of the alleged abuse, his clients were between 13 and 17 years old between 1963 and 1978. They are now between 53 and 68 years old. They were allegedly abused by brothers at the school. Each victim receives between $65,000 and $115,000, Garabedian said.
Road to Recovery, Inc., hosted the press conference outside the high school in Oradell. The organization assists victims of sexual abuse.
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