Here is a tidbit of information on this vast subject, shared with me by a friend. Whatever we can do here at Nishma to clean this up, is a plus for our society and for our children
Re: Sexual Abuse -
«Rabbis in the United States should know the degree to which his state's laws categorize him as a mandated reporter -
EG see p. 4 of the Child Welfare Information Gateway which summarizes the various state requirements, with detailed statues on subsequent pages.
NB: While New York State clergy are not mandated reporters, nevertheless, the RCA's position IS to require reporting suspected cases of child abuse to the proper authorities -
http://www.rabbis.org/news/article.cfm?id=105641.»
May we all have a Genuine G'ulah - bimheirah b'yameinu
Best Regards,
RRW
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