hmmm. So it sounds like it might default to the issue of rape and putting the blame or responsibility on the victim.
But not reported to the police and dealt with it within the congregation.
And "surveillance" ???? How stupid. Just ask him if he did it again and when he says no enough times, make him an elder.
To be historically correct society didn't want to talk about it in the 60s. The first books and serious research wasn't done until the early 80s.
However, when I was 11, in 1963, I walked into a police station by myself and reported my father for molesting me. (pre-JW). They interviewed me, and when they realized I knew what I was talking about and there was medical proof, they got a woman, who I suspect was a social worker, to continue with the interview. Then the police drove me home and we sat in the car down the street and watched as they took my father out of the house in handcuffs. I did not see him again until the court case. At least someone was taking this seriously.
One year later, in 1964, when my mother was studying with the JWs, my step-father was reported to the elders and not the police. My mother walked in and saw him with me, so I sure wasn't lying. Not a she said, he said sort of deal. My mother chose to keep him in the home and send me to foster care. With the elder's blessing. It seems everyone blamed me for this. He was in his 40s and I was 12.. I weighed under 100 lbs maybe 5' tall and he weighed over 200 lbs and was 6'4". And they expected me to stop him.
