Queensland, Australia passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse

Source: ABC

September 15, 2020

    

Priests in Queensland will now be compelled to break the seal of confession to report child sexual abuse or face three years in jail.

New laws passed through Queensland Parliament will force members of the clergy to report known or suspected cases of abuse to police.

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9/15/2020

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