Yes, it will be interesting to see how this end game plays out.
On this theme of the watchtower being the worst. and most obstructive...
Irwin Zalkin says that in his experience, the Jehovah's Witnesses has been more defiant than the Catholic Church when it comes to disclosure of files detailing years of alleged abuse and the hierarchy's response to it.
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"Justice McClellan said before the commission he believed the Jehovah's Witness Church structures for investigating sexual abuse claims were flawed. "I don't know of any other religious organisation which ... has the processes with the flaws we have identified in the Jehovah's Witnesses,"
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From 05:47 lawyer Kathleen Hallisey :
"their policy is absolutely horrific. It silences victims who finally find the courage to come forward. And it prevents abusers and predators from being reported to authorities, where they could be stopped. And they go on to abuse more and more children with impunity. "
Presenter:
" broadly, what do you think should happen next, and do you in particular think that the Jehovah’s Witnesses should be included as part of the general Independent inquiry into historic child sexual abuse (IICSA) "
Kathleen :
"absolutely, I think it's critical that they are included in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. This is an organisation that has not taken on modern safeguarding guidelines. They continue to insist that they are going to employ the two witness rule. And it's critical that the independent inquiry looks at an organisation that, we're not looking at historic abuse here, or non recent abuse, we're looking at a current safeguarding policy that puts children at risk "
From 06:42
Harvey Grenville, Head of Investigations and Enforcement at the Charity Commission , said something about the unprecedented obstruction of the watchtower...they held up the inquiry for more than 2 years with appeals...