Posts by jamiebowers

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Recent Sex-Abuse Lawsuit: three questions

by Celestial in

i'm drawing my conclusions from what was reported from msnbc.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12225753-jehovahs-witnesses-ordered-to-pay-more-than-20-million-to-woman-who-said-she-was-sexually-abused?lite .

i plan to retrieve the actual court documents from an official source.

jamiebowers

I don't know the answer to your first question. Based on what I've read, and please forgive me, because I've read so many articles about this case that I can't cite where I got the information, here are the answers or at least legitimate suppositions to your other questions.

2. Where did the abuse of this girl take place?

At least some of them took place when he took Candace out on field service.

3. Was Jonathan Kendrick married when he abused this girl?

He was convicted of molesting his stepdaughter in 1993. I would hope that his wife would've divorced him for that, but I'm uncertain if she did. Within a few years' time, he moved to the North Fremont congregation where he started to molest Candace.

I hope someone with more details responds to this thread, because I'm curious about the details as well.

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Some of you aren't going to like this news, but here goes...

by AndersonsInfo in

rick simons, candace conti's attorney, will be interviewed on the six screens of the watchtower conference phone line this evening.

there's a good chance that candace will join in, but that's not set in stone.

the host of the program, rick, told me to tell everybody that he is learning how to calm down and to do better on these conference calls.

jamiebowers

I haven't listened to one of Rick's shows in a long time, even before the controversy here on JWN. The shows were too long, and eventually I began to feel that Rick's zeal was misdirected. I hope he has changed his tactics, because despite how crazy he may have seemed, he really wants the Watch Tower to fall.

That being said, I believe the old man with raspy voice, about whom some were commenting on this thread, is more than likely Richard Rawe. If it was indeed him, please appreciate that he has been an opponent to the Watch Tower for longer than some of us have been on this planet. He was fighting the good fight before the internet's common usage and even before the Ray Franz incident. If memory serves me correctly, he was so vocal about the Watch Tower's vileness, that a Broadway play based on his experience was done.

Here is a link with his story: http://www.xjw.com/rawe-df.html

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Understanding the Watch Tower's Claims about Child Abuse

by jamiebowers in

the watch tower released a statement after the 2007 lawsuit settlement.

it's found here:.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jehovah%27s_witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse.

jamiebowers

The Watch Tower released a statement after the 2007 lawsuit settlement. It's found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse

It reads:

In the United States, over 80,000 elders currently serve in over 12,300 congregations ... During the last 100 years, only eleven elders have been sued for child abuse in thirteen lawsuits filed in the United States; In seven of these lawsuits against the elders, accusations against the Watchtower Society itself were dismissed by the courts.

Let's examine this statement, shall we? Only 11 elders have been sued for child abuse in the last 100 years. First, the elder arrangement hasn't been in place for 100 years. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the elder arrangment wasn't formed until sometime in the 1970's. Second, no one ever claimed that only elders are child molesters. Third, 13 lawsuits had been filed by that time, and accusations against the Watch Tower in seven of the lawsuits were dismissed by the courts. Why is that? Why didn't the Watch Tower explain that in their statement? Could it be because they chose to settle out of court? If the Watch Tower's child molestation policies are so wonderful, why weren't all of the cases against them dismissed?

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Mr. McCabe aka McCabe Law (representing WBTS)...

by iamwhoiam in

you know...as a jdub...your only allowed to engage in higher education if you plan on being an attourney for the wbts.. http://www.mccabelaw.net/our_practice.html.

...of course...i could be wrong, as i usually am..

jamiebowers

Two possibilities:

1. He was of the Watch Tower elite that was permitted to go to college.

2. He became a jw or jw friendly after getting his education.

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Greetings from Candace Conti

by AndersonsInfo in

candace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.

this really means a lot to her.

she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.

jamiebowers

Candace, you did what so many of us didn't know to do. My abuse happened 35 years ago, and it was ignored, and I'm certain covered up by the elders who were advising my mom. It's time that this evil policy be changed, and your actions will be a big part of the reason that they will be changed.

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Plaintiff awarded in punitive damages -21M & 1 dollar. Total award, 28M & 1 dollar. Here's more info

by AndersonsInfo in

the plaintiff, candace conti's goal from the very beginning was to bring enough attention to this problem to incentivize watchtower to change its policy of secrecy.

the award can be explained as it was decided: separate compensatory and punitive damages.

the punitive award is established in law to punish wrongdoing - here, the conscious disregard for others - and deter that conduct in the future.

jamiebowers

But,so many Witnesses are so naive. They don't know the policies of the organization.

Empty, it's their choice to be naive. And even those who do know the org's policies still choose to follow this vile corporation. When confronted with the Dateline episode and subsequent news articles and broadcasts, my mom claimed it was all Satan's doing. This even after she learned of my molestation and dealt with it the same way the Watch Tower has been dealing with such crimes all along."The elders admonished Kendrick to stay away from children and stripped him of his unpaid role as a ministerial servant, McCabe said, though his fellow congregants were not told the reason and police were not notified.

"The elders watched him after that," McCabe said. "They met with the family, and the family seemed like they were working it out. No one saw him do anything inappropriate after that, or heard anything inappropriate. ...The congregation never put (Conti) in a situation of danger with this man."

"The congregation never put (Conti) in a situation of danger with this man."

She would've never been molested by this man had she not been put in danger by the Watch Tower's policies. After all, she didn't meet this pervert at another church or the park. She met him at the kingdom hall.

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It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.

by MsGrowingGirl20 in

it took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!

i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.

so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.

jamiebowers

I made it a point to welcome you when you first started posting here, so I'm making it a point to say see you around since you'll probably be leaving here for a while. I'm not saying goodbye, because more than likely you'll be back soon. Kep thinking and searching. You'll find your way.

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Verdicts for $28,000,001 against Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

by Marvin Shilmer in

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friends

verdicts for $28,000,001 against watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.. .

today i added a new article to my blog with downloadable image files of the two verdicts against the watchtower organization in the case of jane doe v. watchtower et al.

my article is titled verdicts for $28,000,001 against watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2012/06/verdicts-for-28000001-against.html.

jamiebowers

Dkeeter, btw, that number of child molesters is just in North America. Think about what it could cost this vile cult worldwide!

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BBC News Program Not Broadcast Since 1995

by jamiebowers in

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friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsnd5hei3s&feature=share.

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i'm wondering if any of uk jwn members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today..

jamiebowers

Smebody posted ths video on Facebook, and for the life of me, I can't remember who it was. If that person is also here on JWN, thanks for posting it. I quit watching ex-jw videos on Youtube, because there are so many of them.

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BBC News Program Not Broadcast Since 1995

by jamiebowers in

jw
friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsnd5hei3s&feature=share.

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i'm wondering if any of uk jwn members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today..

jamiebowers

But one former Witness on it claims JWs are not allowed to read anything not published by the Watchtower Society, which is complete nonsense. Unfortunately it's the kind of inaccuracy that JWs use to dismiss the whole thing.

I noticed that too but took it to mean religious materials. Too bad he didn't better explain.