Judge Dismisses Claims Against Middle Township in Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse at Youth Facilities

Camden, NJ — A federal judge dismissed claims against a South Jersey township in a lawsuit alleging years of sexual abuse of a minor at public recreation sites, narrowing a case that accuses multiple parties of enabling the abuse in the 1990s.

U.S. District Judge Zahid N. O’Hearn granted Middle Township’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint filed by plaintiff Ernell Norman Priester Jr., who alleges he was repeatedly abused between 1990 and 1995 by a man connected to both a church and local you...