Sex Abuse Litigation

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State of New Jersey

2 reports indexed, newest first.

December 2019

  1. New Jersey litigation window opens with new suits including against McCarrick

    As New Jersey's two-year lookback window opened, survivors filed new lawsuits against dioceses and former cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

    Lawsuit filed Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, New JerseyReported by EWTN News

May 2019

  1. New Jersey Gov. Murphy signs law opening two-year window for abuse suits

    New Jersey extended its statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and created a two-year window beginning December 2019 for old claims.

    Legislation Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, New JerseyReported by The Philadelphia Inquirer