Carol Merchasin, Head of our Sexual Misconduct in Spiritual Communities practice, recently joined The Divorcing Religion Podcast to discuss the challenges of litigating cases involving spiritual abuse.
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In her conversation with host Janice Selbie, Carol sheds light on the coercive tactics often used within religious communities and emphasizes that while faith itself is not harmful, individuals and organizations can exploit it to manipulate and control believers. She also advocates for stronger accountability structures within religious institutions to protect followers from abuse.
Before joining McAllister Olivarius and leading the firm’s Sexual Misconduct in Spiritual Communities practice, Carol was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia, where she worked as an employment lawyer investigating cases of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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