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The Montana Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the largest civil verdict against the Jehovah's Witnesses in U.S. history in a closely-watched case on the requirements of religious leaders to report suspected incidents of child sexual abuse.
The ruling, issued Wednesday, erased a $35 million jury verdict to Alexis “Lexi” Nunez, who was abused by a member of the Thompson Falls, Mont, congregation. Elders at the local Kingdom Hall knew of separate allegations against the man, but did not report those to law enforcement after relying on legal advice from headquarters that clergy in Montana are not required to report allegations deemed by religious organizations to be “confidential.”
The case – followed intensely by survivors, advocates, religious organizations, scholars, & lawyers across the country – was featured in one of the installments of a four-part 2019 Hearst Television National Investigative Unit series called, ‘Silent No More,’ which uncovered new allegations of child sexual abuse and decades-long cover ups inside the Witnesses organization nationwide.
NIU cameras were granted rare access to bring cameras into a state supreme court’s oral arguments in September to report on the Nunez hearing in Montana.
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Justices Rule Clergy ‘Excepted’
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Court-overturns-35-million-sex-abuse-verdict-14962397.php
