The Delbarton School is seeking a new trial following a $5 million verdict in favor of an alleged clergy abuse victim who sued the all-boys Catholic school for sexual assault by one of its monks nearly five decades ago.

In an Oct. 28 state court filing, Delbarton and the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, which operates the Morris County school, complained of a "litany of errors" from "start to finish" at the trial, which ended earlier this month with a unanimous jury verdict for the former student.

The landmark trial was closely watched by clergy abuse victims and advocates. It was the first civil sex abuse lawsuit against the Catholic Church to go to a jury in New Jersey since the state extended the statute of limitations for such allegations in 2019. It was also the first of dozen

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