A state lawsuit against elders of a Jehovah's Witnesses
congregation has prompted a judge to question the constitutionality of a
Delaware law mandating the reporting of suspected child abuse. The
attorney general's office is suing elders of the Sussex County
congregation for not reporting an unlawful sexual relationship between a
woman and a 14-year-old boy, both of whom were congregation members.
State law requires any person, agency, organization or entity who knows or in good faith suspects that a child is being abused or neglected to call a 24-hour hotline. The law specifically states that the reporting requirements apply to health care workers and organizations, school employees, social workers, psychologists and law enforcement officials.
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Hearing-set-in-state-suit-against-Jehovah-s-6618977.php
State law requires any person, agency, organization or entity who knows or in good faith suspects that a child is being abused or neglected to call a 24-hour hotline. The law specifically states that the reporting requirements apply to health care workers and organizations, school employees, social workers, psychologists and law enforcement officials.
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Hearing-set-in-state-suit-against-Jehovah-s-6618977.php