Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Woman Sues Church Over Molestation by Former PastorMay 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Man Sues Church for Abuse Suffered as MinorMay 1997 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Ministers’ and Churches’ Liability for Sexual MisconductMarch 1997 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of MinistersJanuary 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church Employee Dismissed After Making Accusations of Sexual MisconductJanuary 1997 |
Freedom of Religion; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Texas Statute Imposes Liability on Some Ministers and ChurchesMarch 1996 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church Liability for Murders Related to Ministers’ AffairsSeptember 1994 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Lawsuits by Victims of Child AbuseSeptember 1994 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Statute of Limitations and Victims of AbuseJuly 1994 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Missionaries’ Sexual MisconductNovember 1992 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual Misconduct of CounselorsJuly 1992 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Minister’s Liability for Youth Director’s Sexual MisconductMay 1992 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Charitable Immunity Law and Sexual MisconductMay 1992 |
Officers, Directors, and Trustees; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Minister Receives Two Life SentencesMay 1992 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Denominations’ Liability for Ministers’ Sexual MisconductMarch 1991 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual Misconduct of CounselorsJanuary 1991 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Personal Injuries – Part 4May 1990 |
Defamation; Invasion of Privacy; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Court Ruled Church Was Not Liable for Repeated Acts of Sexual Assault by a Sunday School TeacherMay 1988 |
Child Abuse; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |