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Category: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Clergy Privilege…

Not All Faith-Based Communications Are Protected By The Clergy-Penitent Privilege: Reminger Attorneys at Law

5 Dec 202128 Dec 2021
McFarland v. West Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Lorain, OH, Inc., 9th Dist. Lorain No. 15CA010740, 2016-Ohio-5462Not All Faith-Based Communications Are Protected By The Clergy-Penitent Privilege: Reminger Attorneys at Law Excerpt:…
Belgium…

Court hits Jehovah’s Witnesses with €96,000 fine for discrimination | The Bulletin

17 Mar 202128 Dec 2021
Belg Excerpt: The Belgian chapter of the Jehovah’s Witnesses have been handed a €96,000 fine by a court in Ghent for discrimination and incitement to hate. It sets a precedent…
Investigations…

Grand jury investigators are ‘dead serious’ about revealing sexual-abuse cover-ups among Jehovah’s Witnesses

14 Feb 202019 Feb 2020
Former Jehovah’s Witnesses who have testified before a state grand jury say investigators are seeking to shatter the wall of secrecy around the religion’s leaders and their response to sex…
Clergy…

Court overturns $35 million sex abuse verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

10 Jan 202027 Jan 2020
In the ruling, justices cited a state law that says religious leaders do not have to report confidential child abuse allegations to authorities. BILLINGS, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court…
Jehovah's Witnesses…

Groundbreaking Lawsuits Claim Jehovah’s Witnesses Covered Up Years of Child Sexual Abuse – Newsweek

13 Aug 201918 Oct 2019
Two lawsuits being filed this week are targeting the leadership of the Jehovah's Witnesses for what the plaintiffs claim is a history of child sexual abuse. Heather Steele, 48, and…
Investigations…

Silent No More: Allegations of sexual abuse, cover-ups inside Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization

12 Aug 201918 Oct 2019
Yearlong investigation finds allegations of sexual abuse, cover-ups inside Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization. Part 1 of 3: "The Survivors" WASHINGTON —A year-long investigation by the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit has…
Clergy…

Jehovah’s Witnesses appeal $30 million jury awarded damages in sex abuse case | Crime & Courts | missoulian.com

26 May 201918 Oct 2019
The Jehovah's Witnesses church has appealed the $30 million punitive damages award handed down by a jury to a Thompson Falls woman who claimed church officials covered up prior abuses…
Canada…

Ex-Jehovah’s Witness faces new child sexual abuse charges in Mont-Laurier, Que. | CBC News

14 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
A former Jehovah's Witness from Mont-Laurier, Que., is facing new charges of sexually assaulting two girls in his congregation in the 1980s — 23 years after he was acquitted of…
Jehovah's Witnesses…

California court upholds $4 million sex abuse judgment against Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower organization

7 Jan 201928 Feb 2019
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has affirmed a more than $4 million judgment against the nation's leading body of Jehovah's Witnesses in favor of a woman…
Jehovah's Witnesses…

‘Punished’ for being sexually abused in York County: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ culture of cover-up

15 Nov 201828 Feb 2019
Sarah Brooks was always a faithful Jehovah's Witness, until she was sexually abused by members of her church. She was 15. Church elders punished her and her abusers. York Daily…
Jehovah's Witnesses…

Montana Jehovah’s Witness sex abuse case underscores church’s worldwide reckoning

30 Sep 201816 Oct 2018
https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-jehovah-s-witness-sex-abuse-case-underscores-church-s/article_fddc41e5-536b-5843-af30-200cc14892d8.html
Investigations…

Jehovah’s Witnesses must pay $35M to sex abuse survivor

29 Sep 201816 Oct 2018
Jehovah’s Witnesses Must Pay $35 to Sex Abuse Survivorhttps://nypost.com/2018/09/29/jehovahs-witnesses-must-pay-35m-to-sex-abuse-survivor/
Catholic Church…

Pennsylvania meeting highlights abuse problems among Jehovah’s Witnesses

12 Jun 201816 Oct 2018
June 2018 meeting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania attended by the press, activists, attorneys, and state politicians. Presents Watchtower policy related to Jehovah’s Witness child abusers. https://youtu.be/Zunk8DSzjmA

Recent Posts

  • Not All Faith-Based Communications Are Protected By The Clergy-Penitent Privilege: Reminger Attorneys at Law 5 Dec 2021
  • Mennonite farm Liberty Ridge human trafficked and abused boys, lawsuit says – The Washington Post 30 Nov 2021
  • French clerical abuse report puts spotlight on Roman Catholic confession | The Seattle Times (From New York Times) 7 Nov 2021
  • Advocates urge Senate to approve window for sex abuse cases – Pennsylvania Capital-Star 20 Sep 2021
  • Tom Lehman on Twitter: “Speaking at CHILDUSAdvocacy event, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro says there’s no reason why HB951 Hasn’t Passed Yet. 20 Sep 2021
  • Court hits Jehovah’s Witnesses with €96,000 fine for discrimination | The Bulletin 17 Mar 2021
  • Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse – ABC News 8 Sep 2020
  • New York extends civil ‘look back’ for child sexual assault victims 8 May 2020
  • Montana sees flurry of child sex abuse lawsuits as deadline approaches 29 Apr 2020
  • Bisbee man confesses he’s molesting his daughter. Church tells bishop not to report abuse to authorities 22 Apr 2020
  • Recommendations for mental health healing for adult survivors of child sex abuse 27 Feb 2020
  • ChildUSA.org identifies five religious organizations whose practices contribute to a culture of secrecy regarding child sex abuse 26 Feb 2020
  • Victoria Australia eliminates clergy reporting exceptions 24 Feb 2020
  • Grand jury investigators are ‘dead serious’ about revealing sexual-abuse cover-ups among Jehovah’s Witnesses 14 Feb 2020
  • Court overturns $35 million sex abuse verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses 10 Jan 2020
  • MT court reverses $35M Jehovah’s Witness case 8 Jan 2020
  • A bill in the Utah State Legislature removes ‘priest-penitent’ privilege when it comes to child abuse 7 Jan 2020
  • Montana victims alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts join national wave of suits 8 Nov 2019
  • ‘I Want to Be Heard’: Adult Sex-Abuse Victims Demand New Rights [NYT] 25 Oct 2019
  • The limits of religious freedom: America must come to grips with when faith groups limit personal liberty 19 Oct 2019
  • Long-ignored sex abuse claims leave Pennsylvania lawmakers grappling with fairness for alleged victims, institutions 9 Oct 2019
  • The grooming of children for sexual abuse in religious settings: Unique characteristics and select case studies 4 Oct 2019

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