A proposed Ohio House bill that would add elected officials to a long slate of professions that are legally required to ...
A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...
Clergy members in Washington will remain mandatory reporters, but will not be required to report information learned solely ...
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday, Oct. 7, on a Class 4 felony charge for sexual assault on a child, ...
Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, said mandatory reporting promotes accountability but it also can make some providers more reluctant to report errors. Slavin did not ...
Teachers, child care providers, and other people who work with children will soon be subject to a new state law governing how and when suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported. The law, ...
The State of Washington has agreed not to enforce a controversial law that would have compelled Catholic priests to break the ...
Washington state exempts clergy from reporting abuse learned in confessions, balancing legal and religious obligations.