Should the Clergy-Penitent Privilege Be Abolished in Child Sexual Abuse Cases?
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The clergy-penitent privilege has been recognized in American law for more than two hundred years and is now widely enshrined in law across the country. In a recent article in Law and Psychology Review, however, my law school colleague Amos Guiora and co-authors Diana Pogosyan and Matylda J. Blaszczak argue for carving out a significant exception to the privilege. Their article—"Sacred Secrets Enabling Child Sex Abuse"—claims that the privilege "enables" child sexual abuse by allowing clergy to
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