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Seton Hall University

What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.

2000

College staff misconduct · Accused: former Archbishop of Newark overseeing the university's seminaries

Years of abuse: 1986-2000

A university-commissioned review found that a former Archbishop of Newark (later a cardinal) used his position of power to sexually harass seminarians at the university's Immaculate Conception Seminary and St. Andrew's Seminary between 1986 and 2000.

Status: Found in a 2019 independent review by Latham & Watkins, commissioned by Seton Hall, to have sexually harassed seminarians and created a culture of fear and intimidation; laicized by the Vatican in February 2019.

Response: Seton Hall adopted a five-point plan including an independent Title IX review, closer oversight of the seminaries, a chief compliance officer and mandatory annual Title IX training; the review found university policies were not always followed at the seminaries.

Source 1 (2019-09-05)Source 2 (2020-11-10)

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