by AndersonsInfo 36 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
Maybe we should forget about sparlock, and make Candace Conti t-shirts,coffee mugs ,etc.etc.
She certainly has superhero qualities.
I would love to see a picture of her with her own Sparlock because she has had so much taken from her by this evil cult. They put her entire childhood in the bin as if she was worth nothing!
For those who missed previous thread - the first 29 comments beneath Daily Mail article have now been moderated.
I see it mattering not that the appeal could reduce the payout, i don't think it went all the way to trial and jury for $$. and if the WT gets it reduced it will make them look even worse in the public eye. What JWs think does not matter. The public reaction may well be felt in 'conversions' slowing faster than ever.
I hope this opens the floodgates of victims no longer accepting settlements and all seeking judgement.
oz
Why was this a civil case and not a criminal one?
The papers show this man is free to continue to abuse children and will not have to pay.
I question the motives of a case that has gone for money from a religion he was simply a member of (not even an Elder of ministerial servant), rather than conviction of a sex offender and protection of the innocent in the criminal courts.
Not quite. The man has been on the sex offenders list with his picture and location since 2004. The police will be keeping an eye on him and I figure the elders in the congo he attends will be keeping an eye on him too - the worst thing for them is for something to happen on their watch.
A criminal investigation is underway. Civil cases do not require quite the same level of proof as for a criminal case. Civil = "preponderance of evidence"; criminal = "proof beyond reasonable doubt." Plus a successful civil case where damages are awarded will hit the WTS where it hurts - their finances.
As others have pointed out, every JW is a 'minister.' Besides, the case focused on the matter of negligence and 'acts of malice' whereby the elders and WTS of NY knew this brother (who was removed from being a ministerial servant because of a previous instance of child molestation) was a danger to children, and they did nothing to warn others of that danger, resulting in harm to another child.
As for the molester, the plaintiff has no expectation of receiving any compensatory damages from him, despite his being responsible for 60% of them.
Hi Bobjohnrob, He was a MS. They deleted him from being a MS after the incident when he molested his stepdaughter. They deleted him as a MS but kept the reason a secret from everyone.
And, now in the European News: http://www.eurweb.com/2012/06/jehovahs-witness-to-pay-20-million-to-sexually-abused-woman/
While reading this...notice the 'innocent', even '...dependable as the mailman...' appearance to the public JW's have.
This case has the potential to change all that...let's put some well earned suspicion on them for once. ALL of my JW family must think ALL the terrible things about me that Apostates must do -- as Evil as we must be. SO, the Shun Gun has taken over their scared little lives & mine.
Their loss...!
