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Elgin pastor: Judge finds him guilty of spanking girl during weekly counseling sessions

Written by holmegm

Monday, 23 March 2009 12:57

From The Chicago Tribune:

A former Elgin pastor found guilty Wednesday of spanking a girl with a piece of wood in his office admitted he wasn't prepared for the task of counseling a child who claimed to have been sexually abused.

"The situation was over my head," said Rev. Daryl Bujak, who avoided jail time when he was sentenced to 12 months of supervision. "I didn't have the ability to deal with the situation I confronted."

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Entity

|2009-03-23 14:08:30

The problem wasn't with the spankings, but with the leather getup that Rev. Bujak wore when he administered them.

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If the spankings are being done with the parent's permission, I'm not sure what the issue is. My school paddled students for misbehavior. If the problem is with the force used or the corporal punishment, it seems that the parent should be charged too.

I'm not sure what to think about not reporting the sexual abuse. It seems like it should be considered under the same legality as the Seal of Confession. I don't know under what circumstances that applies to Protestant ministers. Wezlo?

PinocchiosFurniture - Oh Brother...

|2009-03-23 22:19:11

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If the spankings are being done with the parent's permission, I'm not sure what the issue is. My school paddled students for misbehavior.

"But the judge rejected Bartolotta's assertion that a clergyman had a right to spank with parental permission.

"The right of corporal punishment would not extend to a teacher who decided to improve the grades of a student by administering weekly spankings..."

Uhhh, sounds like spanking is illegal and an act of battery according to the Judge.

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If the problem is with the force used or the corporal punishment, it seems that the parent should be charged too.

You're right. The parents should also be charged.

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I'm not sure what to think about not reporting the sexual abuse. It seems like it should be considered under the same legality as the Seal of Confession.

Is that the same false 'Seal of Confession' by which the Catholic Church hid all its illegal acts of pedophilia and child abuse for so long, was the basis for the official Church cover-ups, and what has bankrupted so many Dioceses around the US?

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Gimme a break...

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The problem wasn't with the spankings, but with the leather getup that Rev. Bujak wore when he administered them.

Is that some kind of Priest's right under the 'Squeal of Confession'....?

(Rolls eyes)

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