The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church declares that sexual abuse, coercion, and harassment of adults and minors, known collectively as sexual misconduct, by clergy and Church employees remains a problem in this Church, despite much work done in the past triennium; and be it further

Resolved, That the Committee on Sexual Exploitation established by the 70th General Convention (in Resolution B052a) be continued for another triennium, and that the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies be asked to maintain the same standards of membership established by the 70th General Convention; and be it further

Resolved, That the Committee on Sexual Exploitation be directed to complete their work presented to this Convention, to closely examine the issues related to sexual misconduct by lay employees and volunteers, and to provide themselves as a resource for the entire Church to draw from in dealing with these issues.