Young J L, Griffith E E
Whiting Forensic Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, USA.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1998;26(2):289-93.
In the last decade, concerns about clergy counselors' liability for malpractice has focused on allegations of sexual abuse. Thus far, courts have not adjudicated a complaint of clergy malpractice. Their reasons have centered on concern for freedom of religion under the First Amendment. Therefore, there is a need to find another way to deal with the obvious reality that violating others' rights to satisfy one's own sexual appetites is not a valid expression of religious belief or practice. The authors, upon reviewing cases decided up to a few years ago, concluded that the complaint of breach of fiduciary duty provides a highly fitting way for courts to fairly assess complaints of sexual misconduct brought against clergy counselors. Now, the New Jersey Supreme Court has clearly recognized this complaint as an approach to the problem.
在过去十年里，对神职人员咨询师医疗事故责任的担忧主要集中在性虐待指控上。到目前为止，法院尚未对神职人员医疗事故投诉进行裁决。他们的理由主要集中在对第一修正案下宗教自由的担忧。因此，有必要找到另一种方式来应对这一明显的现实，即侵犯他人权利以满足自己的性欲望并非宗教信仰或实践的有效表达。作者在回顾几年前已决案件后得出结论，违反信托责任的投诉为法院公平评估针对神职人员咨询师的性行为不端投诉提供了一种非常合适的方式。现在，新泽西州最高法院已明确承认这一投诉是解决该问题的一种方法。
