UPDATE::DA: "Clergy privilege" should not apply to pastor in Word of Life church beating case | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WSTM

The pastor at the center of a brutal murder and assault case at Word of Life Church in October was in court today where the Oneida County District Attorney argued she should not have a right to "clergy privilege," according to WKTV in Utica.

Reports say District Attorney Scott McNamara argued the "counseling sessions" where 19-year-old Lucas Leonard and 17-year-old Christopher Leonard were brutally beaten should not be covered under her "clergy privilege." The DA explained the privilege should not be applied to the pastor for three reasons:

1. There was threatened physical abuse
2. No information was confided to her
3. A third person was present

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The six suspects were charged in the death and assault four days later on Oct. 16.
Days after she was charged, Christopher testified in court explaining what happened the day of the beatings.

DA: "Clergy privilege" should not apply to pastor in Word of Life church beating case | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WSTM

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