Well let's hope he gets a very long sentence!
truthseekeriam
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Lewd act with a child under 14 years of age
by gda inhttp://jehovahswitnessreport.com/.
on january 6, 2015, the paso robles police department in california charged a jehovahs witness, steven martin lindhorst, 51, with the following offenses:.
lewd act with a child under 14 years of age (felony), possession of child pornography (felony), possession of explicit child pornography (felony), posting intimate photos of another without consent (misdemeanor).
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A Judicial experience.
by John Aquila inwhen i was an elder in the 80s, a 16 year old baptized jw girl had confessed that at school during lunch a boy kissed her and touched her privates over her dress.
the circuit overseer was in town and we told him of the situation and he called the society and then told us that mother said we were not allowed to conduct the funeral in the kingdom hall or anywhere else with the threat of removing us and being dealt with judicially if we disobeyed.
the mother who is about 79 years old comes once a year to talk to my mom about the situation.
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truthseekeriam
So sad! When untrained men take it upon themselves to interrogate young girls about sexual things they are crossing the line! It's abusive and dangerous!
It would be hard to believe if I hadn't sat with my 10 year old while the elders interrogated her for over 2 hours:( Yes, sadly I didn't stop it, I was a weak humble sheep having no idea what we in for.
I truly can't understand parents staying in the religion after seeing how dangerous it is first hand.
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Oh the humanity, oh the irony!
by oppostate inthis showed up on my fb feed today.
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posted by an active very loyal jw..
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truthseekeriam
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New Child Abuse Lawsuit
by maksutov incan't see this having been mentioned already - forgive me if i missed it and it is old news.. velicia alston brings lawsuit against watchtower (irwin zalkin representing):.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=8nmgrvlmvxo.
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truthseekeriam
Anyone who has been through the court system knows how very slow it moves. I wouldn't expect any results for at least a couple of years.
I hope each and every case that is filed is successful. The victims really need their voices heard and to feel vindicated.
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Please, share your abuse story.
by Aprostate Exam ingreetings to all, i am new to this site and am enjoying the topics.
briefly, my family suffered my older/deceased brother's molestation when he was 13, in the congregation.
to this day, my mother still defends the elders that dealt with this situation.
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truthseekeriam
It's utterly disgusting to me when mothers choose their religion over their abused children!
I did the opposite, completely supported our daughter even if that meant looking bad to the elders and congregation. Of course it lead to us leaving the religion and therefore loosing everybody we knew including close relationships we once had with family.
While it's been an up hill battle I don't regret it for a second.
Well she struggles with trust issues and effects from the abuse she also knows we have her back and will help her anyway we can to get her what she needs to move forward.
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What woke you up?
by Israel Ricky Gonzales inin march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.
so what woke me up?
an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.
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truthseekeriam
Child abuse issue. My daughter was molested by a trusted JW.
You can probably guess how well that was handled!! You can't look back after going through all that.
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Another annointed disfelowshipped for showing love
by poopie inok this is story1.annointed bro moves into a house and rents room from a lady.
2.he is currently serving as elder.3.there happens to be a disfellowsipped brother also living in house.4.
the annointed elder decides to help him to return to jehovah.5 the other elders find out and decide to remove him as elder because he is living and helping a df person and the annointed bro cannot move out because he does not have enough money.
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truthseekeriam
Wow! Wish I could say I was surprised!
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Introducing Myself
by Peony ini've finally got round to joining the site (after over 2 years lurking!
i was born into jws, pioneered for 10 years (met my husband at pioneer school).
had health issues that saw me catapulted away from 'the centre of the cong' and wow what a different place that was!
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truthseekeriam
So happy for you and your husband!!
Welcome to the forum and to your new normal. Thank you for sharing your story.
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i feel more confused than ever
by BlackWolf inwell i know i've been posting a lot of topics like this lately and i'm sorry if i sound whiny or annoying.
my parents were asking me why i was so upset lately and i ended up just telling them the whole truth.
i told them i don't believe in god or the bible because i don't have any evidence of anything.
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truthseekeriam
Just come here for support. Your parents will not understand nor do they want to understand, they are happy living in the JW world. This doesn't mean you have to be. Just remain peaceful at home, follow the rules but stand firm on your need for education. Study hard, get yourself in college and then live your life :) -
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JWs nearly killed my mother
by cookiemaster inthe past week has been hell for me.
my mother started feeling ill and we went to seek medical assistance.
we live in the mountains and the nearest large hospital is about 150 kms away.
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truthseekeriam
I'm so glad you were there to convince her to do the right thing, but I'm very sorry you had to go through that :(