In my location, Illinois, clergy are not mandated reporters for child abuse. We are not legally required to report things to authorities. Ethically required, perhaps, but not legally.
We are not legally required to report to authorities if we learn that a person has committed a crime. Ethically, perhaps. But not legally.
This does vary by state (again, only speaking of the US).
For OP, my Ts have all said that everything is confidential except a clear threat to self or others. So a crime in my past would fall under their confidentiality agreement. Can you ask your T what their policy is? If you are abusing someone, your best course of action would be to get them somewhere safe while you work on whatever issues you have that are leading to the abuse.
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