I live in Maine. Before being disfellowshipped for telling on rotten elders who are trained to cover for abuse, I was in the same circuit as one of Fyans' victims. I will not say her name so she doesn't get doxxed or something. I know a bunch of JWs who were in that Fort Kent area during the time Fyans was. All the elders and others from that time to this time who knew about what happened and didn't do ANYTHING - it makes me want to vomit. These guys are complicit for covering abuse of the worst sort. The WTBT$ can't claim "false allegations" anymore because too many people know the truth. I didn't find out until recently that my friend was one of those victims from the Palmer Leaks, and now I can't comfort her because of the stupid disfellowshipping doctrine. The JWBorg won't comfort her because they're too busy wanting to protect their "image". I HATE WTBT$. But as much as I hate them, I know Jehovah hates them even more.
(PID people, your Tower's falling down. The allegations are real. One of the victims in this case used to serve at Bethel, so did her brother-in-law. Her husband and her father-in-law are elders who still give talks at the assemblies and conventions. She is not some "fringe" person or what you consider "an apostate with an axe to grind." If these documents were not leaked, nobody in the JWBorg would have put this Ernest Fyans guy in prison. He was cruel even at the trial. The "Legal Department" at Bethel is a joke. The "Service Department" is evil. The JWBorg is so horrid to talk about "truth" and "justice" all the while refusing to protect these sheep. The blood on the hands of the "FDS" is a stench ascending to heaven and Jehovah's rage is about to sweep the WTBT$ away in response. You would be wise to find new living arrangements.)