Over the past 10 years the Watch Tower Society has been
rocked by allegations of covering up child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s
Witnesses. After paying out millions in low-profile out-of-court settlements, in
2012 the Watchtower lost a widely publicized lawsuit in what has amounted to
the largest dollar judgment in any case of this kind – being socked for a
staggering $28
million. A jury found that the leadership of the organization instituted
policies that provided cover for a known sex offender.
In the aftermath of that massive judgment against them one
would imagine that Bethel would change their policies and try to be more
proactive in preventing these horrific crimes from being committed against the
children of Jehovah's Witnesses under their watch. But according to the latest communiqué with the
elders in the United States, not much has changed. Here is an excerpt from the
attached PDF: