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Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the limits of ‘priest-penitent’ privilege

Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the limits of ‘priest-penitent’ privilege Washington state has settled a controversy over its child abuse law that tested the limits of the “priest-penitent” privilege, which protects clergy from revealing information learned during confidential sacred rites. The law, SB 5375, required clergy to report child sexual […]

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