#13003 - Saint Joseph's Church, Mendham
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On March 7, 2013, at approximately 0905
hours, police responded to Saint
Joseph's Church for a report of vandalism.
An employee
of Saint Joseph's
Church and School discovered vandalism to a monument on the west side of the
church property. The monument consisted of a black granite millstone, two
statues of children, and two plaques. The monument was designed and built as a
memorial to the victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The damage to
the monument appeared to be limited to the two statues of a male and female
child on either side of the millstone. The male statue sustained damage to the
base, the legs and a ball behind the feet. That damage was limited to cracks
and chipping of the finish on the statue. The female child had been broken off at the
ankles and sustained major damage where it struck the ground, including the
loss of an arm.
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