I personally know the individual involved closely, this is not a rumor. This is what happens when you let three unqualified guys decide whether or not you get to ever date again with Jehovah's blessing.
A young man finds out his wife is cheating on him by seeing texts on her phone. He knows the person she is cheating with. They are supposed to be friends. He confronts his wife and she admits it and moves out into the other guys home. Over a month goes by with wife living with the other man. The elders assigned say he isn't free because she won't meet with them to admit or talk. So the young mans mom tries to help and goes to wife and asks her. Wife admits it. His mom goes to the brothers to say she confessed. Brothers say "She (cheating wife) has a history of lying. We can't accept her confession to you. Other brothers and sisters have had to wait all night staked out where their spouses car is to prove it. You have to do that or have scripturally based PROOF before he is free." Mom is crying and distraught, has to go pick an elders wife and take her back to hear the confession from the cheating wife a second time to have two witnesses. Then both ladies go to the brothers to say they both witnessed the confession.
Son is now finally "scripturally free".
What a great arrangement.