Br. Richard Edward Lott

Accused in a 2005 civil suit of sexually abusing a student at Delbarton School in 1977, and of plying the boy with alcohol and marijuana. Settled in 2006. The Order said it learned of accusations against Lott in 2004 and reported it to police. A 3/2017 lawsuit claimed sexual abuse by Lott on 1/1/1976 of another Delbarton student. This accuser said he told Abbot Brian Clark of his abuse over a year after it occurred, and that Clark told the boy to keep it quiet and that Lott would be “reined in.” The man learned years later that a second student was abused by Lott not long after he spoke with the Abbot. A civil trial was scheduled for 9/2/2025 regarding allegations that Lott sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Delbarton student in an on-campus barn in 1975, after giving the boy alcohol. Per the lawsuit, Lott would invite other underage students over frequently for parties. The plaintiff said he reported the abuse in a letter to Abbott Clark in 1977, who did not act. Clark admitted under oath in 2018 to destroying the letter.