Yes, but Mind Blown, statutory duties to report have nothing to do with the Conti verdict.
"11Your deliberations are to be based solely
12 upon the evidence presented and the instructions given
13 without any consideration whatsoever as to whether there
14 was any statutory duty to report an incident of
15 suspected child abuse.
16 That, again, has nothing to do with what the
17 standards are of care and negligence issues."
That is from page 106 of this trial transcript, from the jury instructions.
For the record, I don't agree with the dating site comparison. In my opinion, one of the worst things the WTS has done is discouraged victims and their families from reporting to police, but I don't believe that is going to be the basis of the appeal because it was not the basis of the verdict. I do hope that Candace gets her verdict upheld, but I have serious concerns that the appeals court is not going to agree with this broad duty to warn/protect.