Fr. William Giblin
Assigned early in his priesthood to North Arlington and Rutherford NJ. At Seton Hall Prep 1961-1988 as a teacher and athletic director;he was headmaster 1969-1980. Briefly assigned to a parish in River Edge, then pastor of St. Joseph in East Orange 1989-2000. Arrested in Canada in 7/2002 with another priest in a male prostitution sting allegedly involving minors. Placed on leave/retired by the Archdiocese. Charges against Giblin were dropped in 4/2003 for lack of evidence; the other priest was convicted. Assisted at Holy Rosary in Edgewater until 2010. Died 5/13/2011. A former Seton Hall student filed suit, claiming abuse by Giblin and Rev. Robert Gibney in the 1960s. The suit was ongoing in 10/2017. Included 2/13/2019 on the Archdiocese’s list of credibly accused.
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