One elder made a remark about judicial action as "judicially processing." You and me are like products that's being processed.
A judicial committee is both the judge and jury, as well as the prosecutors.
Further proof that most JWs don't understand much about principles of law: if they DID, they wouldn't be members of a convoluted religion which tells them they are "witnesses", when real witnesses don't form clubs.
Denial by women is also a strong factor. The "it can't ever happen to me. I am too virutous" helps a woman cope poorly with the risk of losing control over her body.
Yup, there's a pattern of all others remaining silent to avoid similarly being reprimanded. How many of those JW wives fit the profile of being weak, even victims of abuse themselves? If there were more strong women to stand up for others, this wouldn't be an issue; now we see why they downplay ANY attempts for the individual to stand up for themselves, let alont others, EVEN their own children. The name, 'silent lambs', is not without reason; it's more like herding livestock to the slaughter house.
Sad, it really is.... Evil, it really is..... ;(