Seton Hall University renews secrecy bid in priest abuse cases

Seton Hall University has fought for years to keep a lengthy outside review of clergy abuse secret. Now, they want a court order to release it overturned.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 708

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Seton Hall University doubled down Thursday on its yearslong battle to keep secret a 2019 report on how the school handled a priest’s sex abuse of seminarians, asking a state appellate panel to reverse a lower court’s order to disclose the report and related records.

Patrick Papalia, an attorney for the private Catholic university in South Orange, insisted the documents in question — including the report, emails between Seton Hall and various lawyers, …

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