Judge tosses suit vs. LDS church for not reporting confessed sex abuse
The suit was filed in Arizona's Cochise County vs. LDS church and two bishops for failing to report to police what an abuser confessed.
Source: tucson.com
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State high court asked to rule on confidentiality of church confessions
A lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could become the legal basis for the state Supreme Court to consider — and void — a statute that
Source: eacourier.com
Arizona clergy protections in abuse confessions in limbo
For Star subscribers: An Arizona law protects members of the clergy from disclosing a worshipper's confession of child molestation. A lawsuit aims to void that statute.
Source: tucson.com
Child welfare matters more than clergy-penitent privilege
Clergy-penitent privilege and mandatory reporting existin complex tension. But child welfare has to come first.
Source: christiancentury.org
Arizona court upholds confessional privilege in child abuse case
Arizona's highest court has upheld a law allowing religious bodies to refuse to hand over documents or answer questions in child abuse cases if the crime was learned in a confessional setting.
Source: christianpost.com