Here's the email I received from Spain this afternoon and the link is the same as the one Darkspilver posted:
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/los-testigos-jehova-quieren-juzgar-por-adulterio-5416455
se ruega la máxima difusión en todos los medios posibles, precisamos que tenga mucha audiencia en la red desde Estados Unidos y otros países.
I Google translated the article and it mentions child abuse and harassment, but mainly the article is about disfellowshipping someone who left the religion five-years ago and is being accused by a judicial committee of adultery:
"Jehovah's Witnesses want to judge me for adultery"
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 22:15 IST
"We get in touch with you (...)
because he has had sex outside marriage. For this reason we quote him for a
court hearing, it is our theocratic responsibility. " With these words
begins the letter that the French Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in
Cardedeu sent this man of 43 years ceased to be a member of this community
"about five years".
This document, which confirms the existence
of parallel trials devotees of confession is "strange," said Miguel
Garcia, for the book "Shepherd the Flock '-of exclusively for elders who
lead the congregaciones- detailing how to form a "judicial committee"
and clarifies that it must "cited the defendant orally". It adds that
if "a journalist or a lawyer" question from these lawsuits should not
"provide any information or confirm their existence."
THE CONGREGATION IS deny
This newspaper has contacted one of the
three elders who have cited Miguel Garcia for trial on Monday 26 September. As
dictated by the book entry, the old man has denied most. "First
news," he responded. After learning that appear with your name signing the
letter of invitation, he acknowledged that the trial did exist. This session
was to be held at the Kingdom Hall of Cardedeu His local- because it is a
"theocratic framework" that "instills greater respect in the
present."
"Failure" of the three elders,
according to the text, has for the accused "lasting and large-scale
consequences." Offenses included in such serious Criminal Code as murder,
rape and sexual abuse of minors or made even punishable as smoking or getting
drunk deserve the celebration of these judgments.
Miguel Garcia was separated from his wife
to leave confession and four years later formally divorced. To
"liberate" his wife, he wrote a letter in which he explained that he
had a new relationship. Thus, she could get the "biblical divorce"
and remarrying. Garcia suspected that currently have a homosexual relationship
has motivated the background is called court hearing for adultery. It is, says
Garcia, a "homophobic" community, and as proof refers to an internal
video
PUNITIVE IF THERE DURESS
Legal sources emphasize that holding such parallel to the
existing legislation has "no validity" judgments. And that would be
something "punishable" if it were shown that there are constraints to
force and comply undergo these punishments imposed. Usually, it is a public
reprimand or expulsion directly confession. This second is traumatic when it
suffers a member of a family of the same creed because thereafter should
restrict the relationship with other relatives.
In May 2014, the Minister of Justice of Finland,
Anna-Maija Henriksson, warned that "no room" in the country "for
two judicial systems". He did so after 18 former members of Jehovah's
Witnesses denounced the existence of these judicial committees with the
capacity to condemn the "ostracism" the accused.
TO THE MOSSOS
Miguel Garcia says that leaving the organization almost
five years ago was "harassed" by his former teammate. "I ended
up suffering an anxiety attack, I was admitted to the hospital and stood there.
I had to ask the nurses not to let them in," he recalls. On April 19, 2014
sent them a burofax to require that law enforcement protection of personal data
erase all information concerning him. They answered and said documents, they
would stay with their data because he kept on file consisting as "baptized
member."
After receiving the
summons for trial, he has reported to the Mossos to Jehovah's Witnesses
harassment, for refusing to delete personal data and cover up sexual abuse he
suffered in a congregation of Belgium, and has taken legal action for moral
damages.
Aníbal Matos, a spokesman
for Jehovah's Witnesses, admitted the existence of these judicial committees
but said that "not mandatory" nor "punishments are
imposed." It is only interventions to "give biblical guidance"
to members of a congregation. 