Nope. Exception to those privileges refer only to future crimes & frauds, not those already committed since it would inhibit the effective treatment/defense of the perpetrator.
Whether one likes it or not, this is the law. It has been this way for centuries and serves greater purposes than any individual case. If you want to discuss that, fine. But the religious and legal laws are unambiguous on the sanctity of secrecy in the confessional and law office.
Laws cannot be selectively applied or they cease to exist as laws and become whims of a dictator. This has been universally true throughout ancient and modern jurisprudence. Up until PDJT. Then no privilege applied for some super duper special reasons, or something.
“Exception to those privileges refer only to future crimes & frauds...”
And since abuse is almost always an ongoing situation, then when someone tells you they are abusing their child, they are disclosing their intent to commit future crimes as well as crimes they have already committed.
“Whether one likes it or not, this is the law.”
Not in Delaware if this law passes. Then THAT will be the law.
“Laws cannot be selectively applied or they cease to exist as laws and become whims of a dictator.”
Nice, so you don’t want a selective exemption for Roman Catholic priests then, I assume?