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U.S. v. Lowe, No. Crim. No. 95-10404-PBS (D.Mass.) (948 F.Supp. 97) (October 21, 1996) (Judge Patti B. Saris)

Court extended doctor/patient privilege to cover communications between a victim and her rape crisis counsellor even though that person was not a trained doctor.

In this case the Court considered whether a privilege should exist to protect communications between a
rape victim and employees or volunteers of a rape crisis ...

 

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