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In reply to the discussion: Catholic priests would have to report child sex abuse under proposed California law [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)20. The problem is predation.
Is this a solution for that problem? No, it is a reporting requirement that depends on the good faith of the offender to confess.
I support reporting requirements, but they depend, as I said, on either victims or offenders reporting abuse.
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Catholic priests would have to report child sex abuse under proposed California law [View all]
trotsky
Feb 2019
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So your position is that we should do away with mandatory reporting altogether?
marylandblue
Feb 2019
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