CHILD ABUSE

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2707, 2016

Jehovah Will Call to Account the Complacent Ones

By |July 27th, 2016|Categories: Child Abuse, Commentary|266 Comments

Wednesday, July 27 You guide me with your advice.—Ps. 73:24. Whenever [...]

1408, 2015

Governing Body now says abuse victims may be compensated

By |August 14th, 2015|Categories: Child Abuse, JW News|3 Comments

One of the most senior members of the Jehovah's Witness [...]

2707, 2015

Australian commission hears child abuse situation among Jehovah’s Witnesses

By |July 27th, 2015|Categories: Child Abuse|4 Comments

More than 1,000 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses (in Australia) [...]

402, 2015

Watchtower refuses to help police investigation of rape of 15 year old

By |February 4th, 2015|Categories: Child Abuse|0 Comments

Church leaders refused to co-operate with a police investigation into [...]

2102, 2013

Is Your Elder a Known Child Molester?

By |February 21st, 2013|Categories: Child Abuse, Page Two|34 Comments

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:

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