On August 20, 2020, four new lawsuits were filed against the Diocese of Camden involving three priests who were alleged to have committed sexual abuse while teaching at high schools run by the Diocese. One accused priest, Rev. Kenneth L. Johnston, had served as principal of Gloucester Catholic and St. James high schools. Two of the four new lawsuits were also filed against Rev. Eldridge Evans, a former teacher at St. James High School. Another lawsuit alleged sexual abuse by the Rev. Gerald P. Clements, who taught at Camden Catholic High School. All three priests are dead. On December 1, 2020, it was revealed that the Diocese of Camden was among more than 230 sex abuse lawsuits filed within a period of one year against New Jersey Catholic Dioceses.