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My lay understanding of the new law is that it mandates reporting, but clergy-penitent (evidentiary) privilege has not been changed. So a member of the clergy will be required to report abuse to authorities as a mandatory reporter, but cannot be compelled to testify unless the penitent consents.

May 9, 2025, 3:25 PM

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