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PEOPLE v. PROMINSKI

Docket No. 309682.

839 N.W.2d 32 (2013)

PEOPLE v. PROMINSKI.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided August 22, 2013, at 9:05 a.m.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Ronald J. Schafer , Prosecuting Attorney, and Kristen Stinedurf , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Bruce A. Block , Grand Rapids, for defendant.

Before: BORRELLO, P.J., and SAWYER and SERVITTO, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We are asked in this case whether a clergyman is obligated under the Child Protection Law, MCL 722.621 et seq., to report child abuse when he is told by a parishioner that the parishioner's husband is abusing her children and she is seeking the pastor's advice and guidance on how to proceed. We hold that, under those circumstances, a clergyman is not obligated to report the suspected child abuse to police...

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