An organization that acts in place of a child's parents can be liable in tort when an employee commits child sexual abuse, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. The justices held that the American Boychoir School may be held vicariously liable for the alleged acts of a former choirmaster, whom a former student claims abused him while he was boarding at the school. The opinion gives a bright-line rule on the limits of charitable immunity and has implications for organizations besides charities.
August 21, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A school or other organization that acts in place of a child’s parents can be liable in tort when an employee commits child sexual abuse, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Aug. 8.
The justices held that Princeton’s American Boychoir School may be held vicariously liable for the alleged acts of a former choirmaster, whom a former student claims repeatedly abused him while he was boarding at the school.
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