Helping Child Sexual Abuse Survivors of Chartwell Manor Preparatory School
If you were sexually abused by a teacher, coach, staff, or trusted adult at Chartwell or any other New Jersey school, we want to help you. It’s time to take your power back.
Headmaster Terry Lynch & a Culture of Abuse and Secrecy
In 1986, Chartwell Manor Headmaster and teacher Terry Lynch (Terence Michael Lynch) was indicted on more than 100 counts of sexually abusing 14 minor students since 1980. Home to a culture of abuse and secrecy, the Mendham Township institution allowed perpetrators to abuse students unchecked for years. Other accused staff members include Peter Ahlers and Pamela Lamar. Chartwell Manor Preparatory School is now defunct.
In 1989, Lynch pleaded guilty to 17 counts of child sexual abuse and served seven years of a 14-year prison sentence. In 1997, he was released from prison. Lynch remained in New Jersey, and, fraudulently posing as a doctor, secured a volunteer position at the Beginnings Drug and Alcohol Program in Morristown where he was able to sexually assault multiple patients. In 2006, Lynch pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients at the center and misrepresenting himself as a doctor. Lynch is believed to have died in 2011.
If you were sexually abused by a priest, counselor, teacher, coach, or other trusted adult, you have rights. Contact us confidentially.
If you have experienced hazing or sexual abuse in sports, you are not alone. Educating the public on hazing or sexual abuse in sports is essential to recognize warning signs, to ensure children in sports programs are safe, and perpetrators are held accountable.
You Are Not Alone. We Are Here to Help You.
It’s time for justice. It’s time to bring the truth out into the light. It’s time for accountability and healing. If you were sexually abused as a child at Chartwell Manor Preparatory School or any other private school or institution in New Jersey, we may be able to help. Our law firm of attorneys, legal professionals, and advocates has nearly four decades of experience working with survivors of sexual abuse and litigating cases against perpetrators of sexual abuse and assault, and the institutions that protect them. When you contact us, we will keep your information completely confidential.
Before making a decision concerning such serious and sensitive matters, we encourage all survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy, teachers, coaches, or other authority figures to consult with legal counsel before proceeding with a claim. In 2019, we partnered with New Jersey child sexual abuse attorney and survivor advocate Greg Gianforcaro who, like us, has been working in this space for more than three decades. Together, we have the New Jersey knowledge, experience, passion, and tenacity to work for and fight for survivors of sexual abuse by clergy. Contact us today.
If you were sexually abused by a priest or other Catholic clergy, teacher or coach, we want to help. Contact us confidentially today.
