A jury has determined that the Watchtower Society is responsible for allowing child abuse to occur within its ranks. This won't change, even if the case is later dismissed on a legal technicality.
The public is beginning to lump them in the same category as the Catholic Church and other institutions that are more concerned about their own reputation than the protection of children.
Their "spiritual paradise" has been revealed to be a fraud. Their members can't feel safe in their organization. Some of their members have problems that can't be fixed by Bible teachings. The elders and other leaders have shown themselves to be unable and unwilling to protect the flock.
We have the letters from the Candace Conti trial that show a case of child abuse being treated as a minor case of "uncleanness", rather than as a crime.
Their public ministry relies on the illusion that they are harmless, even if they are a little annoying. How will the public react when they discover that the Watchtower society has been shielding sexual predators for years and sending them to their doors?
The statements of those who try to defend the Watchtower Society are desperate and indicate actual embarrassment and a level of cognitive dissonance that will be difficult to sustain for a significant period of time. Furthermore, they are easily answered with court records that have been made public. They also reflect a lack of compassion for the victims that only reinforces the accusation that the Watchtower Society is a cult.
This is only the beginning. More victims will have their stories heard, whether in the court system or elsewhere. The world rightly despises child abuse and those who cover it up. The reputation of the Watchtower society has been permanently damaged.