I actually knew these guy many, many years ago!
Another Pedo JW
by tonyhag 10 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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highdose
i could do some damage with this, can you tell me what kind of postion he held in the cong? and if possible where his cong was please?
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Gerard
When this was brought to our attention Mr Cockerill was disfellowshipped and therefore he is no longer a Jehovah's Witness.
Bullshit! What did you do with the complains during the last 40 years????? You DF him AFTER he was arrested. Shame on you, WashTowel.
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nelly136
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 06:30
A paedophile raped and sexually assaulted women and girls over a period of 40 years by using their religion to keep the abuse secret.
Despite one revealing it to the Jehovah's Witness elders, no help was given, a court heard.
Now George Arthur Cockerill, 78, has been jailed indefinitely after he admitted 19 rapes, four counts of sexual activity with a child, six counts of indecency with a child, one sex assault and two counts of indecency with a child.
Judge Roger Thorn QC, sitting at Hull Crown Court, said: "You have pleaded guilty to 32 serious counts that reflect your sexual depravity.
"The reality is that, from beginning to end, it is extended over 40 years. You have wasted your life and caused untold misery.
"As one victim said, you have stolen her childhood.
"You have been the most terrible hypocrite, passing yourself off as a law-abiding member of the community and using religion as a tool of subjection to control your victims.
"That is why I'm satisfied this remained a secret for so long."
Cockerill was sentenced to imprisonment for public protection for a minimum of six years.
He will not be released until the Parole Board believe he is no longer a danger.
Cockerill, of Hull, was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.
He allegedly had five victims, three of whom were subject to the convictions he pleaded guilty to and two more have made allegations against him.
Police believe there could be more.
In a statement read to the court, one victim said: "He took my childhood away."
Prosecutor David Dixon said: "He made one victim pray afterwards, linking the assault to the religion she had been devoted to for many years.
"She had pleaded with him not to do it.
"One girl tried to get the church elders to do something about him, but to no avail."
The attacks came to light after one woman told her doctor and then contacted the police.
The police then discovered more victims.
Cockerill has worked in the area as a butcher.
He served in the Army for eight years and has been involved with the Jehovah's Witnesses for a number of years.
Detective Constable Sam Crompton, from Humberside Police's public protection unit, said: "I would like to thank the complainants for their bravery in reliving such a difficult time in their lives and for having the strength and courage to assist us with the investigation."
A spokesperson for the Jehovah's Witnesses said: "We do not tolerate in any way that kind of behaviour. When this was brought to our attention Mr Cockerill was disfellowshipped and therefore he is no longer a Jehovah's Witness."
copy and paste of the page you linked tonyhag, they tend to disapear with time.
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keyser soze
"We do not tolerate in any way that kind of behaviour. When this was brought to our attention Mr Cockerill was disfellowshipped and therefore he is no longer a Jehovah's Witness."
I think he means "when it was brought to the public's attention"
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looloo
that statement made by the jehovahs witnesses is almost identical to the statement made in the year 2000 when a child molester was arrested in the local cong (5 years before my childs abuser was arrested ) perhaps the legal desk give out a standard speech to all elders to give in these circumstances ! (despite the fact that abuse cases are always referered to as isolated cases !)
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wobble
We need to give this to the national press to chew on, along withwhat we know about the way the Elders work,phoning legal as soon as an accusation is made etc.
The WT is just like the Catholic Church, lying about their cover-ups, and allowing paedophiles freedom to perpetrate more horrors.
Wobble
p.s was this in the Hull Mail ?
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tonyhag
He was an elder in the Bransholme Congregation in Hull, mind that was a few decades ago as I have not been mixed up with them for nearly 15 years now.
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poopsiecakes
wobble, I couldn't agree more. Blondie posted some amazing ratios on this thread
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/191045/2/DO-Rodrigues-ROD-ricks-commenting-on-JWN-discussions-and-apostate-having-some-TroofI truly believe that the media needs to run with this...