Erickson v. Christenson

How courts have described this case

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• holding that First Amendment did not bar child's tort claims against church for actions of pastor who engaged in sexual misconduct during course of counseling relationship
• holding that First Amendment did not bar tort claims against church for actions of pastor who engaged in sexual relations with plaintiff during course of counseling relationship when plaintiff was a minor
• recognizing plaintiffs breach of fiduciary duty claim against pastor who seduced her through counseling relationship
• explaining that harm arose from misuse of position of trust and breach of fiduciary duty and not from abolished claim of seduction
• explaining that harm arose from misuse of position of trust and breach of fiduciary duty and not from abolished claim of seduction
• holding a priest who abuses his role as counselor can be liable for breach of fiduciary duty

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).