I have to admit ... I, for one, was entirely sceptical of Steven Unthanks attempts to bring this to court ~ mention of 144,000, FDS etc, must surely have caused the authorities to wonder what on earth this guy was all about. But, credit where credit is due, he has done a fantastic job of bringing this to the fore.
Well Done Steven Unthank!
This brings me to the UK... we have very strict regulations governing the 'minding of children' - you cannot do anything where children are involved (sports coaches for example) without having to undergo a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check. I'm really puzzled how the JWs in the UK have managed to get around this. Maybe it's time to do a similar thing here... although there is not the strength of Law here in this regard as there is in Victoria, it surely merits some investigation.
There were some serious allegations made in congregations about child molestation in 2002/3 - that generated police inquiries so there is precedent.