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15. Reporting
Each Review Board Member is required to report any case of sexual abuse in accord with this Policy and civil law.
Review Board Members need not report matters which have already been reported.
16. Media
Because of the privileged nature of the information provided to themReview Board Members may not respond to
media or any other inquiries. All media inquiries will be referred to the Brother Visitor.
17. Conflicts of interest
a.
b.
c.
Any Review Board Member who is related by blood or marriage to, in any kind of employment, financial, or business
relationship with, in any kind of professional or spiritual counseling relationship with, or who would have any other
conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with the alleged victim or the accused Brother, shall
inform the Chair of the conflict and recuse himself or herself from all deliberations concerning the particular matter
in question.
If a Member does not recuse himself or herself because of a conflict of interest, a majority of the other Members
present may require the member to recuse himself or herself.
Any Review Board Member who determines that he or she has a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of
interest with the District itself or with the work of the Review Board, shall inform the Brother Visitor and the Chair of
the conflict and shall resign from the Review Board.
18. Payment and Reimbursement
a.
b.
The Review Board Members will serve as volunteers.
The District shall reimburse all Review Board Members for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the
Review Board or in otherwise performing their duties as Members of the Review Board.
19. Indemnification
The District shall indemnify any member of the Review Board who is made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity of the person as a Member of the Review Board
against judgments and reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by the person in connection with the
proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in the proceeding, the person acted
in good faith, received no improper personal benefit, or in the case of a criminal proceeding, did not have reasonable
cause to believe the conduct was unlawful, and reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best
interests of the District.
SECTION F
COMMUNICATION
1. Spokesperson
There will be only one spokesperson who officially coordinates all public communications regarding matters related
to allegations of sexual abuse in the name of the District.
2. Public Statements
The Brother Visitor will determine whether to issue public statements regarding those Brothers who have been restricted. This determination will include the content of any statement and the manner in which the statement will be
communicated.
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