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grooming industrial complex in shambles
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A church can buy insurance coverage for sexual abuse claims? What?
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Yes. Same as schools, day cares, summer camps, and bus companies. It feels sketchy, but the alternative is that when a victim sues them they don't have much in the way of assets or just declare bankruptcy. I don't think lack of insurance coverage has stopped many predators before.
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Thinking about it that way, saying “oh, we just won’t ever have any abuse at this institution where adults have close contact with and power over minors, a thing that attracts abusers” would be ridiculous.
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Also, insurance companies don't like to pay out. If they cover an organization, they're going to make sure there are basic processes in place to prevent claims--background checks, procedures on interacting with minors, etc. Obviously not foolproof, but better than many orgs would do on their own.