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In deeply Mormon Utah, a push to require clergy report abuse

Rabbi Avremi Zippel speaks during a rally to gain support for removing the clergy exemption from mandatory reporting in cases of abuse and neglect, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 in Salt Lake City. Demonstrators gathered outside the Utah Capitol on Friday to demand lawmakers remove an exemption from state law that frees religious leaders from being required to report sexual abuse when perpetrators mention it in confessions. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Rep. Angela Romero speaks on the steps of the state Capitol, during a rally to gain support for removing the clergy exemption from mandatory reporting in cases of abuse and neglect, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 in Salt Lake City. Demonstrators gathered outside the Utah Capitol on Friday to demand lawmakers remove an exemption from state law that frees religious leaders from being required to report sexual abuse when perpetrators mention it in confessions. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Protesters gather on the steps of the Utah State Capitol, at a rally to gain support for removing the clergy exemption from mandatory reporting in cases of abuse and neglect, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 in Salt Lake City. Demonstrators gathered outside the Utah Capitol on Friday to demand lawmakers remove an exemption from state law that frees religious leaders from being required to report sexual abuse when perpetrators mention it in confessions. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
In deeply Mormon Utah, a push to require clergy report abuse