If a social worker makes unwanted sexual advances to a member of the public, can the social worker be held liable?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sampson v. Cnty. of L. A., 974 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2020):

1 The state legislature passed a law on the very subject, prohibiting social workers from making unwanted sexual advances on members of the public. See Cal. Civ. Code 51.9. While "a violation of state law [generally] does not lead to liability under 1983," Campbell v. Burt , 141 F.3d 927, 930 (9th Cir. 1998) (citations omitted), we may consider all "relevant" regulations and statutes in determining whether a reasonable official would have known the conduct at issue was unlawful. See Hope , 536 U.S. at 74142, 122 S.Ct. 2508.

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