Mike Catalini By this Author Apr 20, 2022 NJ diocese agrees to $87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse suitsA New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States. Dec 01, 2021 As New Jersey's sex abuse lawsuit window closes, years of litigation aheadNew Jersey’s two-year window that made it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits is closing.