Criminal Justice

Washington state lawmaker speaking in legislature

States weigh child abuse reporting vs. clergy’s duty of confidentiality

BY: - May 12, 2023

From the time Washington state Sen. Noel Frame was 5 years old until she was 10, she was sexually abused by a teenage cousin. The abuse only stopped when she told a teacher, who reported it to the authorities and to her parents.  Now, Frame, 43, wants to require members of the clergy in Washington […]