FaithLeaks releases 33 letters and internal documents detailing an internal investigation of alleged sexual abuse within a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The documents, spanning from 1999 to 2012, detail accusations from three accusers and present communications between local leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses and various legal entities that represent the Church that are commonly referred to collectively as “Watch Tower”.
In 1999 accusations were made against a member of the Jehovah's Witness church. The accusations were made by one of his daughters to the leaders of the Palmer Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Brimfield Massachusetts.
The following files document the various correspondences that took place within the Jehovah’s Witness organization as this case unfolded and was investigated by church leaders.
The Documents span several years and they detail the accounts of the original accuser, another daughter, and a female not related to the accused that later came forward.
The documents are listed in chronological order. All names have been redacted and color coded.