As a Therapist in Training, I fall under the purview of California's Mandatory Reporting Laws. They basically state that if I become privy to any information regarding child abuse while in a professional capacity, I am required by law to make a report to the Child Protective Agency. This weekend I learned that while it is not mandated that I report a client engaging in consensual sexual intercourse between a 46-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl, I am required under penalty of law to report oral sex between partners of which either or both are under the age of 18. Write your congressmen, ladies and gentlemen.
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