Category: Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower

The cases marked the first time it had allowed its mother lode of child sexual abuse files into the hands of anyone outside the organization.

The documents detail the accusations of two sisters who say they were sexually assaulted by their father when they were growing up.

Appeals court judges called the organization a “recalcitrant litigant who refuses to follow valid orders and merely reiterates losing arguments.”

Even though Jehovah’s Witnesses are under pressure worldwide for covering up child sexual abuse, a senior official says the policy will never change.

An ongoing investigation by Reveal found that the religion instructs local leaders to hide child abuse from law enforcement.

As part of a three-year investigation into the Jehovah’s Witnesses child sexual abuse policies, Reveal contacted the FBI, attorneys general in New York and California, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and several members of Congress, and found no indication of a government investigation.

We facilitated a day of candid discussions about ways to address the Jehovah’s Witnesses child abuse crisis with sources from across the globe.

The settlement came five days into a trial in which a former Witness claimed the religion’s parent corporation violated Pennsylvania’s child abuse reporting laws by instructing elders not to report her allegations to police.