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Settlement for victim of priest who distributed marijuana
August 26, 2009
Following a $600,000 settlement with an abuse victim, four more alleged victims of Father Gerald Howard, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark formerly known as Father Carmine Sita, have came forward. The priest, who pled guilty 25 years ago to abusing a teenage boy and distributing marijuana to them, committed additional abuse in Missouri after his release from a Servants of the Paraclete treatment center.
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Further information:
- More alleged victims of Jersey City priest's sex abuse come forward (Jersey Journal)
- Father of abuse victim speaks, urges transparency by Catholic Church (The Missourian)
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