Pastor, Church & Law

Negligent Supervision of Church Workers—Sexual Misconduct Cases Involving Adult Victims

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Many of the cases in which churches have been sued for negligent supervision involve incidents of sexual contact with adults. The most common example includes sexual contact between a male pastor and a female counselee in the course of a counseling relationship. While the counselee may allege that the church was negligent in selecting or retaining the pastor, she also may assert that the church was negligent in supervising the pastor.

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