Bills requiring clergy to report child abuse will return to the Utah State Legislature next session
Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, told FOX 13 News on Monday she has drafted and numbered a bill that would require clergy to report any disclosure of abuse by a perpetrator to law enforcement to investigate. Failure to report abuse would be a misdemeanor crime under the legislation, on par with other professions that are required to report disclosures.
When Rep. Romero first ran her bill two years ago, she faced heated pushback from the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and a group called the Catholic League. She anticipates the same again. Reps. Romero and Lyman said they were willing to discuss concerns that faith groups may have about balancing mandatory reporting of abuse disclosures with religious freedoms protected under the First Amendment.
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