JANE DOE RP v. MARIANIST PROVINCE OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARIANIST FAMILY CENTER
May 12, 2021
Superior Court Of New Jersey, Law Division: Cape May County
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CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff’s request to proceed under pseudonym on her claims arising from childhood sexual abuse by two clergymen while on Defendants property. The Defendants in this case challenge Plaintiff’s request for anonymity absent a protective order from the court requiring secrecy of information produced in discovery and shielding Defendants identity from public access. In this brief, CHILD USA explains the impact of abuse and the retraumatization associated with identification before a victim is ready. We also explain how protective orders such as those proposed by the Defendants undermine the purpose of statute of limitations reform and why they are inconsistent with public policy.

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