A congregation hires a pastor, signing an employment contrac…
A congregation hires a pastor, signing an employment contract. The congregation then learns that the newly-hired pastor was previously convicted for defrauding an insurance company and was disbarred as an attorney for bribing a police officer. (The pastor never mentioned any of this.) Does the congregation have any legal basis for being able to rescind their contract with the pastor? Fully explain your legal argument. (Please use complete sentences.)