New Jersey can proceed with a special grand jury investigating alleged sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and whether the state's dioceses took any steps to cover it up, the state Supreme Court announced ...

Michael Troiano's eyes widened in disbelief as he read the message from his bishop. Joseph A. Williams, recently appointed leader of the Catholic Diocese of Camden, said on May 7 that the diocese ...

New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state's Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a grand jury can investigate alleged clergy sex abuse and potential cover-ups in Roman Catholic dioceses. The ruling overturns lower court decisions that ...

Diocese of Camden Bishop Joseph A. Williams tosses a wreath of flowers into the Atlantic Ocean as part of the 57th annual Wedding of the Sea in Atlantic City on Friday, August 15, 2025.Get Photo A ...

The New Jersey government will be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse there, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a unanimous ruling, the New Jersey ...

The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule prevents the state attorney general from impaneling a grand jury to issue findings in the state’s investigation into decades of ...