Rape Crisis/Sexual Assault Counselor
Wis. Stat. 搂 905.045 (2013): Domestic violence or sexual assault advocate-victim privilege
(c) A communication or information is 鈥渃onfidential鈥 if not intended to be disclosed to 3rd persons other than persons present to further the interest of the person receiving counseling, assistance, or support services, persons reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication or information, and persons who are participating in providing counseling, assistance, or support services under the direction of聽聽advocate, including family members of the person receiving counseling, assistance, or support services and members of any group of individuals with whom the person receives counseling, assistance, or support services.
(2) General rule of privilege.聽A victim has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made or information obtained or disseminated among the victim,聽聽advocate who is acting in the scope of his or her duties as聽聽advocate, and persons who are participating in providing counseling, assistance, or support services under the direction of聽聽advocate, if the communication was made or the information was obtained or disseminated for the purpose of providing counseling, assistance, or support services to the victim.
(3) Who may claim the privilege.聽The privilege may be claimed by the victim, by the victim's guardian or conservator, or by the victim's personal representative if the victim is deceased. The聽聽advocate may claim the privilege on behalf of the victim. The聽聽advocate's authority to do so is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
(4) Exceptions.聽Subsection (2) does not apply to any report concerning child abuse that聽聽advocate is required to make under聽.