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Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to child abuse within church
The Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond on Wednesday to requests for clarification about alleged child abuse within the Church. The denomination says that it does not recognize itself in the number of abuse cases that [...]
276 reports of abuse at Jehovah's Witnesses, organization does not recognize itself in this number
A newly established foundation for abuse within the community of Dutch Jehovah's Witnesses received almost three hundred reports within six months. For the time being, the administration of the Jehovah's refuses [...]
278 reports of child abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses
The reporting point for child sexual abuse within the community of Jehovah's witnesses has received 278 reports since its establishment in December. That says the manager of the hotline, victim organization Reclaimed Voices, [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses do not enter into conversation with victims of sexual abuse
The number of reports of abuse by the Jehovah's Witnesses rises to 276. But the religious organization, despite promises, is not in conversation with victims. Victims of sexual abuse feel [...]
Foundation of abuse victims Jehovah's Witnesses demands a response from church authorities
The Reclamed Voices Foundation, the reporting center for sexual abuse at Jehovah's Witnesses, demands a response from the church community in an open letter. Co-founder of the foundation is Stadjer Frank Huiting. He [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses Netherlands is considering independent investigation of sexual abuse
Jehovah's Witnesses Netherlands is considering an independent investigation into sexual abuse within their church. This appears from a letter from Minister Dekker of Legal Protection to the House of Representatives. But before it [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse victims access to files
Victims of sexual child abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses Netherlands are not yet given access to the data that the denomination has about them. The organization informed the organization by letter [...]
Abuse victims claim secret information from Jehovah's Witnesses
Thirteen victims of sexual child abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses have today requested their case file from the denomination. Possibly there are confessions of perpetrators. Like RTL News previous [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses do not transfer abuse reports to the judiciary
The Jehovah's Witnesses do not intend to voluntarily transfer the reports on possible abuse within the faith community to justice. According to a spokesman it is up to the victim [...]
Minister Dekker: 'Jehovah's witnesses, abuse'
Minister Sander Dekker of Legal Protection calls on victims of sexual abuse within the Jehovah community to go to the police. They can also contact the Groninger Frank Huiting reporting center. [...]