Section 27 Use of Euphemisms Impacts Any Electronic Data Search

• Library: Prof Liability 2005

When reviewing discovery documents from a church, counsel should watch for euphemisms for molestation and pedophilia. Richard Serbin, When Clergy Fail Their Flocks, 38 Trial 35, 40 (May 2002). Common euphemisms include: “‘certain indiscretions,’ ‘familiarities,’ ‘complaints, the nature of which you are all too familiar with,’ ‘delicate matters,’ ‘youth involvement,’ ‘youth indiscretions,’ ‘youth associations,’ ‘certain facts and tendencies,’ and ‘deeper malaise.’” Id.

Now that many religious organizations...