Independent review clears Seton Hall President Reilly of misconduct allegations tied to McCarrick investigation, finds Task Force letters inaccurate
By Megan Pitt | July 2An independent review commissioned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark (RCAN) concluded that Seton Hall President Monsignor Joseph Reilly engaged in no misconduct related to allegations tied to former Newark archbishop and later cardinal Theodore McCarrick. The 33-page report, prepared by the law firm Ropes & Gray and released July 1, also found that prior communications and confidential letters criticizing Reilly’s conduct contained significant inaccuracies and mischaracterizations.










