Many, but not all, of the fifty States of the USA have statutes that prevent members of the clergy (of whatever faith) from reporting to civil authorities information about child abuse or neglect that the clergy person acquires in a confidential setting. An effort to repeal or revise these statutes is underway and this effort … Continue reading JAMES E. CONNELL. Clergy mandatory reporter laws to protect children from abuse or neglect in the USA… Continue reading »