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Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to child abuse within the church
The Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to requests for clarification about alleged child abuse within the church on Wednesday. The denomination says it does not recognize the number of abuse cases reported by […]
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 nearly three hundred reports within six months. The board of the Jehovah's refuses for the time being with […]
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 among Jehovah's Witnesses rises to 276. However, despite promises, the religious organization does not engage in discussions with victims. Feeling victims of sexual abuse […]
Foundation for Abuse Victims Jehovah's Witnesses demands response from church board
The Reclamed Voices Foundation, the hotline for sexual abuse among 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 is evident from a letter from Minister Dekker of Legal Protection to the Lower House. But before it […]
Jehovah's Witnesses deny victims access to file
Victims of child sexual abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses Netherlands are not yet allowed access to the information that the denomination has about them. The organization has informed this by letter to […]
Victims of abuse claim secret files of Jehovah's Witnesses
Thirteen victims of child sexual abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses today requested the file on their case from the denomination. It may contain confessions of perpetrators. Like RTL News previous […]
Jehovah's Witnesses do not hand over reports of abuse to the judicial authorities
The Jehovah's Witnesses do not intend to voluntarily turn over reports of possible abuse within the faith community to the judicial authorities. According to a spokesperson, it is up to the victim […]
Minister Dekker: 'Jehovah's witnesses, report abuse'
Legal Protection Minister Sander Dekker calls on victims of sexual abuse within the Jehovah community to go to the police. They can also contact Groninger Frank Huiting's hotline. […]