Silverton Fire Department Sexual Abuse Case Put on Hold as Possible Settlement Looms

“Ocean County case alleges decades of abuse within Silverton fire company.”

Toms River, NJ – A high-profile civil lawsuit alleging decades of sexual abuse within a volunteer fire company has been temporarily halted after a Superior Court judge issued an order to stay proceedings while potential settlements are negotiated with insurance companies.

The case, filed in Ocean County and involving Silverton Volunteer Fire Company #1 and Toms River Fire District 2, was formally paused on March 17 by Judge Valter H. Must. Court records show the stay was granted as parties...