Did a
pastor’s disclosure to police about reported sexual acts by a church
elder on young boys violate the priest-penitent privilege, or was he
simply following the state’s mandatory reporting law?
That is the question being argued in pre-trial motions filed in the Timothy Probert case. Probert, 57, of Mercer County, is facing 50 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of children stemming from his time spent as a volunteer at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield and for the Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect (WE CAN) program.
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/defense-seeks-to-have-charges-related-to-alleged-sexual-abuse/article_83ee3c66-7543-11e5-8f95-c3ec58c27c58.html
That is the question being argued in pre-trial motions filed in the Timothy Probert case. Probert, 57, of Mercer County, is facing 50 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of children stemming from his time spent as a volunteer at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield and for the Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect (WE CAN) program.
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/defense-seeks-to-have-charges-related-to-alleged-sexual-abuse/article_83ee3c66-7543-11e5-8f95-c3ec58c27c58.html
