Father William M. Giblin – Archdiocese of Newark

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1961 St. Mary’s Church, Rutherford, NJ
1962-1988 Seton Hall Prep, South Orange and West Orange, NJ
1989 St. Peter the Apostle Church, River Edge, NJ
1990-2000 St. Joseph’s Church, East Orange, NJ
2001-2004 Retired; Holy Rosary Church, Edgewater, NJ
2005-2011 Retired; Rev. Msgr. James F. Kelley Residence for Retired Priests, Caldwell, NJ
2011 Died May 13, 2011
 
Sources
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father William M. Giblin was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a male minor child from approximately 1975 when the child was approximately 12 years old to approximately 1978 when the child was approximately 14 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Giblin was assigned to Seton Hall Prep, South Orange, NJ. The sexual abuse occurred in Father Giblin’s residence near the campus of Seton Hall Prep, where the male child delivered newspapers to Father Giblin.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Giblin included the following: Father Giblin kissing the male child’s face, including his lips; Father Giblin touching and fondling the male child’s penis; Father Giblin forcing the male child to touch Father Giblin’s penis and put Father Giblin’s penis in the child’s mouth; and Father Giblin penetrating the male child’s anus with Father Giblin’s penis.
  • The claim settled in 2025 in the mid six figures.