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Date: April 21, 2023 01:25AM
>Does the confessional privilege apply to clergy who were not part of the confession?
Not in Nebraska evidently.
https://www.wowt.com/2023/04/17/priest-talks-allowed-court-bellevue-double-murder-case/"According to court records, Price talked to two California priests in person before he was arrested. His defense argued those statements were made in confidence and cannot be used in court.
But Sarpy County District Court Judge George Thompson said he’ll allow it because, in his view, what Price told the priests did not take place during confession, so it’s fair game."
"Father Foley said there’s a difference between talking to someone to offer spiritual guidance and the sacrament of taking a confession, adding he’s not bound to the seal of secrecy for what he deemed spiritual guidance.
Another California priest, Father D’Aquila, told investigators that Price had come to him as well about harming someone. The priest told officers that if Price had asked him for absolution he would have had a duty to keep secret the contents of their conversation."