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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
It isn't so much negligence (though that could be part of the claim) as it is that the person was an agent of the church. As an agent of the church, the church is ultimately responsible for his actions when he is acting on behalf of the church (as a home teacher).
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I think the "agent of the church" claim is quite a stretch. From an ecclesiastical perspective, a home teacher carries no special assignment. You don't get set apart as a home teacher (it's considered part of the ordination to the priesthood) and you don't carry any special keys or responsibilities beyond any other priesthood holder (or member for that matter).
You're just, for lack of a better word, an assigned friend. If this were a Bishop, I could see more of a case, but home teachers carry almost no authority it all as an "agent" of the church.