A state prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Finland decides no charges will be filed against ten branch executives and managers suspected of violating fundraising rules. The case is discontinued due to lack of evidence and statute of limitations; acording to the decision, it was the international organization, not the Finnish association, that was responsible for the fundraising activities in question (namely, publishing certain Watchtower study issues and the official website).
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Police in Finland investigating JW fundraising
by Festus inpolice in finland has been investigating fundraising of jehovah's witnesses "for years" according to state prosecutor mika appelsin.
before year 2016 society's bank account appeared on jw's magazines and homepage.
it is legal to collect money in religious events - it is view as an offertory by law even when using contribution boxes.
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Jehovah Witnesses lost in Court. Disfellowshipped Sister Reinstated by Court Order?
by pistolpete inimagine the "faithful" jws who are now having to talk to this person by court order or face the consequences----legally.. exjws are spreading the news and now some exjws who have been disfellowshipped for years are starting to research to see if this is an option in their country.
here are the articles, you need to translate in google.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/gry-nygard-ble-ekskludert-fra-jehovas-vitner-_-vant-i-lagmannsretten-1.15570621.
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Jehovah Witnesses lost in Court. Disfellowshipped Sister Reinstated by Court Order?
by pistolpete inimagine the "faithful" jws who are now having to talk to this person by court order or face the consequences----legally.. exjws are spreading the news and now some exjws who have been disfellowshipped for years are starting to research to see if this is an option in their country.
here are the articles, you need to translate in google.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/gry-nygard-ble-ekskludert-fra-jehovas-vitner-_-vant-i-lagmannsretten-1.15570621.
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This article appears to be the only substantial commentary on the case; much recommended: https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-a-strange-norwegian-decision/
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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I'm surprised nobody has yet written about that case.
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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Are you serious?
The share of civil lawsuits does not correlate with the prevalence of abuse, not to mention that JWs make up more than .3 percent of the NY state population.
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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7. K. G. v. SPEONK CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al [re-filed]
20. SHJUAN GRANT v. KINGDOM HALL-JEHOVA'S WITNESS et al
21. J. B. v. INTERLAKEN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al
22. JENNIFER BANLAKI v. KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al
23. Andre Dejesus v. THE GOVERNING BODY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al
24. Jane Doe v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al
25. JENNIFER HINGLE v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC. et al
27. Denise Jackson v. Central Riverside Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses et al
28. Deborah Hines v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York et al
29. Susan D Wright et al v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of NY et al
So, the two-year look-back window has expired, and nearly 0.3% of all CVA cases have been filed against Watchtower.
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2021-JW's accused of selling off assets and moving cash to avoid sex abuse compensation.
by Atlantis in2021-jehovah’s witnesses accused of selling off assetsand moving cash to avoid sex abuse compensation.. .
some of the folks here might want this article.
those young folks over there are really working overtime to assist the authorities.
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Bobcat, the "investigation" turned out to be a total hoax, so the News Corp apparently had to delete it and to apologize to the org.
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Australia - Selling Off Assets
by Pants of Righteousness inthis article seems to confirm what we already knew:.
https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-selling-off-assets-and-moving-cash-to-avoid-sex-abuse-compensation-ng-08ffe6d55e293182580d9e34b4400088?transactionid=72145.
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Apology to Jehovah’s Witnesses
In June 2020 News Corp Australia published a report about the religious organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses have claimed the report contained allegations about the organisation that were false and defamatory. News Corp Australia apologises to Jehovah’s Witnesses for any damage or loss that may have been caused by the article.https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/apology-to-jehovahs-witnesses/news-story/77b722c86a19ffe227e1ed27348f2eff
Well, I said you so...
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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13. SWKI 1 DOE v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania et al
14. E. G. v. CONEY ISLAND CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al
15. S. V. v. Kingdom Hall Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses et al
16. M. E. v. DUTCHESS COUNTY et al
17. WESTON COOTE v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. et al
Meanwhile, eight weeks (57 or 58 days) remain before the end of the CVA litigation "look-back" window, and the total number of cases filed so far (against all defendants, primarily Catholic Church and Boy Scouts) is approximately 6,000.