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LAW FIRM FILES 5 MORE SUITS ALLEGING PAST CHILD SEX ABUSE BY DEAD CATHOLIC PRIESTS
January 7, 2021
Kevin Shea
NJ
A law firm specializing in representing abuse victims has filed five additional lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Newark alleging priests sexuallly molested children going back decades.
Three of the priests have been credibly accused of abuse in the past, their names and allegations made public by Catholic dioceses in New Jersey. All five are deceased.
The suits were filed by Jeff Anderson & Associates, along with New Jersey attorney Greg Gianforcaro. They have filed numerous similar lawsuits in the Garden State since late 2019, when a new state law