Appeals court limits disclosure of Seton Hall clergy sex abuse report

The three-judge panel unanimously ruled most portions of the report are shielded by attorney-client privilege and could not be disclosed.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 571

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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An appeals court blocked the full disclosure of an investigative report into sexual abuses by late Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, ruling the report’s secrecy is guarded by attorney-client privilege and that a lower court judge erred when ordering them released.

The three-judge panel’s unanimous ruling will shield most sections of a report into McCarrick’s conduct but will allow the release of portions that focused on policies and procedures at Seton Hall University, where …

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