Fr. Leonard P. Spanburgh
Accused in a claim filed with the NJ Independent Victim Compensation Program of sexually abusing an altar boy, about ages 9-13, in 1970-1973. The abuse allegedly occurred during overnight trips to Lake Hopatcong. Spanburgh was assigned to St. Catherine of Sienna in Cedar Grove during the time of the alleged abuse. Spanburgh had been a Boy Scouts chaplain, among many other youth activities. He died in 1983. The suit settled in the high five figures in 2/2020.
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