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Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL: Las Vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/sex-crimes/las-vegas-man-charged-with-raping-teen-member-of-his-church/.
las vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church.
by blake apgar / las vegas review-journal march 23, 2018 - 5:10 pm .
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Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL: Las Vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/sex-crimes/las-vegas-man-charged-with-raping-teen-member-of-his-church/.
las vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church.
by blake apgar / las vegas review-journal march 23, 2018 - 5:10 pm .
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For Your Information:
Note in the article that the assaults on the teenager occurred "between July 2012 and July 2014." The police report stated that "she eventually reported the abuse to church officials, who had her confront Perez face to face."
The procedure of requiring a victim to confront her abuser was common for decades until the August 1, 2016 BOE letter, page 3, par. 13 instructed: "Elders should remember that during the investigation process and during the judicial committee process, a victim of child sexual abuse is not required to make her allegation in the presence of the alleged abuser."
Especially since the early years of the 21st century, JW leadership has been highly criticized for requiring a JW child abuse victim to confront an alleged JW abuser during a meeting with elders present. This procedure regularly occurred because of elders applying the scripture in Matthew 18:15.
For those abused this was a horrible experience that caused many victims to suffer from psychological damage. In Sept. 2002, Victoria Boer, in Canada, sued the Watchtower of Canada because two representatives at headquarters instructed a local elder to make her confront her molester, her father, in a 1989 meeting in obedience to Matthew 18:15.
COURT FILE NO: 9K-CV-154117 DATE: 20030626 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
BETWEEN VICTORIA BOER, Plaintiff
Charles C. Mark for the PlaintiffAND
BRIAN CAIRNS, STEVE BROWN, JOHN DIDUR, AND WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF CANADA, Defendants
Colin P. Stevenson and Maureen L. Whelton for the DefendantsHeard September 9,10,11,12,13,16,17,18,19,20,23, and 24,2002
INTRODUCTION"The plaintiff Victoria Boer seeks punitive damages and damages for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Canada ( the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada) and three elders of that church. Her claim stems from actions taken by the Jehovah’s Witnesses elders when, at the age of 19, she disclosed to them that she had been sexually molested by her father during her childhood. The plaintiff alleges that she was forced to confront her father with these allegations in the presence of two male elders of her congregation, an experience which she found to be traumatic. She said she was then required to go through essentially the same exercise of confrontation again, this time before three male elders, as part of a church disciplinary process against her father, thereby compounding the trauma. She further alleges that Watchtower failed to properly deal with the abuse by her father, failed to report it as required by law, and directed her not to seek medical and psychological treatment. The plaintiff testified that as a result of the defendant’s wrongdoing she has suffered extreme emotional harm which was for years untreated and which will require extensive therapy in the future."
PART OF THE JUDGES DECISION:
"Ms. Boer contacted Mr. Longworth in his capacity as an elder of the church. Mr. Longworth consulted throughout with more senior advisers at the Jehovah’s Witness head office and passed on their advice to the plaintiff. He acted at all times as an agent of the defendant Watch Tower. The defendant Watch Tower did not seek to distance itself from the conduct of Longworth and the other elders who provided advice to Ms. Boer in Toronto or to disclaim any responsibility for their actions. Although the statement of claim could be clearer on this point, I believe that on a fair reading of the pleading and subsequently delivered particulars, there is an allegation that Watch Tower is responsible for the harm suffered by the plaintiff as a result of the direction given to her to apply Matthew 18:15-18. Accordingly, I find the defendant Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada liable to the plaintiff for the harm she sustained as a result of attending the December 29, 1989 meeting."
Joe and I attended the Boer trial. We learned later that after the Boer case, a Canadian law was enacted that specified that it was illegal to force a victim of child abuse to confront their abuser. The question remains as to why did it take so long for JWs Governing Body to put a stop to this terrifying procedure that went on for as many as six decades when a JW victim of crime by a JW member reported it to the elders, as required by JW leadership. This is just one of the bizarre interpretations of scripture that has brought so much suffering to tens of thousands of JWs through the years, which, thankfully, the media is bringing to the attention of the public and law enforcement.
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Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL: Las Vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/sex-crimes/las-vegas-man-charged-with-raping-teen-member-of-his-church/.
las vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church.
by blake apgar / las vegas review-journal march 23, 2018 - 5:10 pm .
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Las Vegas man charged with raping teen member of his church
By Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal March 23, 2018 - 5:10 pmA Las Vegas man was arrested last week after authorities accused him of raping a teenage member of his church, police and court records show.
Carlos Alfonso Perez, 55, was charged in January with three counts of sexual assault with a minor under 14 and two counts of sexual assault with a minor under 16, records show. He was arrested March 13 at his northeast Las Vegas home.
Perez is accused of assaulting a teenage girl multiple times between July 2012 and July 2014. He denied any wrongdoing in a December interview with police, according to records, but declined to take a polygraph examination.
The girl was 13 at the time the abuse began, according to a police report. She and Perez attended the same kingdom hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses for more than 10 years, according to the report, and the girl saw him multiple times a week at church functions.
She eventually reported the abuse to church officials, who had her confront Perez face to face, according to the police report.
“The church members decided that there was nothing they could do, since the stories were different,” the report states.
The document makes no mention of church officials attempting to contact police. A spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses in New York did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday and Friday.
According to the document, the girl reported Perez to police in August.
Contact Blake Apgar at [email protected] or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.
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NEWSWEEK: Child Sex Abuse Investigators May Probe the Jehovah’s Witnesses
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-child-sexual-abuse-investigators-allegations-united-kingdom-837351.
child sex abuse investigators may probe the jehovah’s witnesses.
by ryan sit on 3/8/18 at 5:11 pm .
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Child Sex Abuse Investigators May Probe the Jehovah’s Witnesses
By Ryan Sit On 3/8/18 at 5:11 PMIndependent investigators in the United Kingdom are weighing whether to launch a new investigation into the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.K. after receiving a “considerable number” of abuse allegations.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, or IICSA, a government-sanctioned investigative panel in England and Wales, told Newsweek that it had gotten a “considerable number” of reports from both the public and elected officials about the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.K. A spokesperson told the newspaper the panel would “consider calls for a Jehovah’s Witnesses–specific investigation carefully.”
It was unclear how many reports the watchdog group had received. When contacted by Newsweek, Jehovah’s Witnesses’ public information office did not immediately comment. READ MORE:
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League for Human Rights presses officials to probe Jehovah’s Witnesses, other religious groups
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/league_for_human_rights_presses_officials_to_probe_jehovahs_witnesses_other_religious_groups/10107546.
news 8.3.2018 14:14 | updated 8.3.2018 finlandleague for human rights presses officials to probe jehovah’s witnesses, other religious groups.
a number of former members of the jehovah’s witnesses have come forth saying they were prevented from reporting sexual crimes to the authorities.
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News 8.3.2018 14:14 | updated 8.3.2018
FINLANDLeague for Human Rights presses officials to probe Jehovah’s Witnesses, other religious groups
A number of former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses have come forth saying they were prevented from reporting sexual crimes to the authorities. The Finnish League for Human Rights stresses that freedom of religion does not empower religious groups to violate human rights.
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NSW, Victoria sign up to child abuse redress scheme, with bill to reach hundreds of millions of dollars
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nsw-victoria-sign-up-to-child-abuse-redress-scheme-with-bill-to-reach-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-20180308-p4z3ia.html.
by david crowe.
8 march 2018 .
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By David Crowe
8 March 2018
Victims of child sexual abuse are a step closer to a national scheme that could help them gain justice for past wrongs, as the NSW and Victorian governments sign up to new laws that offer practical services as well as compensation up to a $150,000 cap.
The new pact intensifies pressure on churches and other groups to submit to the scheme and help victims recover from abuse that dates back decades, putting the primary responsibility on the institutions to fund the payments and support services.
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Latest news from Australia - listen to this media discussion about suing a religion in Victoria over child abuse
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/mornings/daniel-andrews-and-francis-sullivan/9517566.
the topic discussed at the above link is related to this one i posted recently:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5784750204649472/victoria-australia-survivors-sexual-abuse-able-sue-churches.
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http://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/mornings/daniel-andrews-and-francis-sullivan/9517566
The topic discussed at the above link is related to this one I posted recently:
Victoria, Australia: Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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Vidiot, I thought so too - that picture is pure gold. It's one of the reasons I posted the article. The other reason is that last paragraph. Somehow, we need to give that picture publicity without having a copyright problem. Anybody want to help with that?
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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OneEyedJoe: I'm in full agreement, the article is a mess!
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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[The link states "Six Beliefs" but the title mentions "Seven Beliefs." Looks like someone goofed!]
Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
February 28, 2018
A picture depicting the beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
The following note-worthy paragraph is at the end of the article.
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in shunning of Ex-members
Members who have left the Jehovah’s Witnesses for matters of conscience have one key complaint: Their despicable and harmful practice of shunning and damaging the reputation of any dissenting Jehovah’s Witness. A person’s beliefs about themselves determine almost all of their actions. When a person is indoctrinated into the Jehovah’s Witnesses they are taught to believe that they don’t “deserve” to be loved, respected, or valued. They are taught to question everything except what the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society teaches. This goes far beyond merely revoking their membership. The Watchtower requires and demands that families and friends affiliated with the organization completely cut that person off from their lives. This has resulted in broken families, separation from parents, separation from children, divorce, suicide, and untold psychological damage to all involved.
