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Washington Reaches Court Deal Exempting Confession From Clergy Reporting Law

A negotiated court order carves out confession from Washington’s mandatory-reporting statute.

St. Cloud-Area Priest Charged With Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in Alleged Abuse of Woman He Counseled