Bill would make WA clergy mandatory reporters of abuse
The Roman Catholic Church’s Yakima Diocese which oversees operations of the Catholic Church for a large portion of the Columbia Basin. The Washington State Senate last week passed a bill that would add clergy to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Currently, Washington is only one of seven states where clergy members are not required to report abuse. The measure now goes on to the state House of Representatives for consideration.
REBECCA PETTINGILL/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
OLYMPIA — A bill currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature would require clergy to report child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse to the authorities, according to a press release from bill author and sexual abuse survivor Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle.
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