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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  232.74A  LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
  1  2    If a person, official, agency, or institution with
  1  3 supervisory or other administrative responsibilities over an
  1  4 individual listed in subsection 1 or 2, knew or suspected that
  1  5 the individual committed child abuse or abuse of a child which
  1  6 would be defined as child abuse under section 232.68,
  1  7 subsection 2, paragraph "c" or "e", except the abuse resulted
  1  8 from the acts or omissions of a person other than a person
  1  9 responsible for the care of a child, the person, official,
  1 10 agency, or institution shall be strictly liable for any
  1 11 damages proximately caused by the individual.  This section
  1 12 applies to a person, official, agency, or institution with
  1 13 administrative responsibilities over either of the following
  1 14 individuals:
  1 15    1.  A member of the clergy with duties involving access to
  1 16 a child when the child is alone.
  1 17    2.  An adult who is employed with duties involving access
  1 18 to a child when the child is alone.  
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill provides for the civil liability of certain
  1 21 persons who know of or suspect child abuse or suspect a sexual
  1 22 crime against a child.
  1 23    New Code section 232.74A applies to a person, official,
  1 24 agency, or institution with supervisory or other
  1 25 administrative responsibilities over an individual who is a
  1 26 member of the clergy or an adult with duties involving access
  1 27 to a child when the child is alone.  The person with the
  1 28 administrative responsibilities over such an individual who
  1 29 commits child abuse or a sexual crime involving a child is
  1 30 strictly liable for damages relating to the abuse or crime.
  1 31 The sexual crimes addressed by the bill include sexual abuse
  1 32 under Code chapter 709, incest, involvement in prostitution,
  1 33 and sexual exploitation of a minor.  
  1 34 LSB 1843SV 77
  1 35 jp/jw/5
     

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