When Sex Offenders Confess to Clergy: Three Mistaken Beliefs — Boz Tchividjian is an associate professor of law at Liberty University and former prosecutor who examines whether pastors are prohibited from reporting child sexual abuse disclosures made by perpetrators. See also Uncle Sam Eavesdropping Outside the Confessional Booth and the CTCR study document, “The Pastor-Pentitent Relationship: Privileged Communications.”