Want to read the Montana Nunez v. Watchtower Trial Transcript? It's now available to read

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the trial transcript of nunez v. watchtower (426 pages) has been made available from scaars which is the acronym for a new a 501(c)(4) lobbying corporation, sexual child abuse - advocates for reform and safety (scaars).. .

the scaars corporation was formed october 3, 2018 by barbara anderson and former elder, roger bentley and his wife, karin.

on the home page of the scaars website, scaars.org, you will find information that explains the goal of the movement - scaars: "changing laws - changing lives.".

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Thank you Barbara and Joe

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Why are EXJWs so rude ?

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JW GoneBad, LV101, Saltheart - Thank You!

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we thank you so much for thinking of us and showing concern.

this means a lot to us and we appreciate your kindness.. we have been here, but we have been contacting ones here on the board privately.

when new materials arrive we sign in and distribute the documents to those that show interest.

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You are one of the most beloved EXJW activists .

Thanks for all the yrs of work.

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Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

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Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

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The ruling from the 4th District Court of Appeal was filed yesterday. It leaves sanctions and $4M judgement against Watchtower in place. Details of the case start at end of page 4.

http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/E066555.PDF

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Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406

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Police Raid on Dutch Branch Office, 2 kingdom halls and 4 private houses related to child sexual abuse

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https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4508841/politie-invallen-bij-hoofdkantoor-en-kerkgebouwen-jehovahs.

police raids at head office and church buildings jehovah's witnesses for abuse.

the police attacked three of the buildings of jehovah's witnesses on november 19 as part of a major investigation into sexual abuse.. the police came in at the head office of the religious community in emmen and at two church buildings, so-called kingdom halls.

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/12/police-raid-jehovahs-witness-buildings-in-sexual-abuse-inquiries/

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Police Raid on Dutch Branch Office, 2 kingdom halls and 4 private houses related to child sexual abuse

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https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4508841/politie-invallen-bij-hoofdkantoor-en-kerkgebouwen-jehovahs.

police raids at head office and church buildings jehovah's witnesses for abuse.

the police attacked three of the buildings of jehovah's witnesses on november 19 as part of a major investigation into sexual abuse.. the police came in at the head office of the religious community in emmen and at two church buildings, so-called kingdom halls.

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https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4508841/politie-invallen-bij-hoofdkantoor-en-kerkgebouwen-jehovahs

Police raids at head office and church buildings Jehovah's Witnesses for abuse

The police attacked three of the buildings of Jehovah's Witnesses on November 19 as part of a major investigation into sexual abuse.

The police came in at the head office of the religious community in Emmen and at two church buildings, so-called kingdom halls. In addition, four houses have been searched. The police were looking for pieces of internal lawsuits.

Nine sex abuse cases

Reason are multiple declarations of victims of sexual abuse against members or former members of the faith community. This is evident from answers from the Public Prosecution Service to questions from RTL Nieuws.

According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, there are currently nine sex offenses involving (former) members of the religious community as suspects. The Public Prosecution Service announces that it is currently not investigating the religious community as a whole.

Showing power

A woman who claims to have been abused by a (former) member of Jehovah's Witnesses says in a reaction to RTL News that she is happy that abuse victims are being taken seriously by the police and the judiciary.

She says that the Public Prosecutor also conducts research in her case."We have not heard or even been silenced by the pressure from the Jehovah's Witnesses for so long, I am glad that action is finally being shown, and I hope that the Jehovah's Witnesses will recognize that changes are necessary to further harm others in the prevent future. "

Internal trial

In addition to the invasion at the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Emmen, according to sources from the RTL News, the police have invaded the kingdom hall of Dordrecht. The location of the other church where the police invaded is unknown.

Perpetrators of sexual abuse are tried internally within Jehovah's Witnesses, in so-called judicial committees. Reports are made and saved from those internal lawsuits and from conversations of perpetrators with elders.

Abused niece

To those documents, the police and the Public Prosecution Service were looking. The Public Prosecution Service says that the files and reports of the internal lawsuits are necessary to involve the criminal investigation.

In a criminal case earlier this year, the Public Prosecution Service requested similar documents from the Jehovah's Witnesses. A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses then stood trial because of abuse of his underage niece. That request from the Public Prosecution Service was refused at the time. The faith community appealed to its privilege.

Exceptional position churches

Minister of Justice Sander Dekker said last month to the House of Representatives that the privilege of law only applies to clergymen and not to any adherent of a faith. And that right can only be invoked in cases of assisting believers in spiritual need.

As far as is known, it is the first time in the Netherlands that the police have invaded church buildings as part of a criminal investigation.Churches enjoy an exceptional position within the law, under which the police can not just enter a church.

'Good business'

"If these police raids lead to criminal cases and ultimately also to the trial of perpetrators, this is a good thing," says Raymond Hintjes of the Foundation Reclaimed Voices. This foundation stands for victims of sexual abuse within closed religious communities such as the Jehovah's Witnesses. "We are very happy that this has happened in any case, that the Public Prosecution Service takes the situation seriously enough and recognizes that there are no other possibilities to get information."

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Blood transfusions are 'not in the Bible'‚ father tells court

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https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-05-blood-transfusions-are-not-in-the-bible-father-tells-court/.

blood transfusions are 'not in the bible'‚ father tells court.

by nivashni nair - 05 december 2018 - 16:49. .

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https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-05-blood-transfusions-are-not-in-the-bible-father-tells-court/

Blood transfusions are 'not in the Bible'‚ father tells court

BY NIVASHNI NAIR - 05 December 2018 - 16:49

A Durban family wants to stop the department of health in the province from administering blood transfusions on their sick child.
Image: 123RF/nyvltart

A KwaZulu-Natal father told the Durban High Court on Wednesday that his three-year-old daughter should not receive lifesaving blood as "it is not in the Bible".

The man is among three sets of Jehovah's Witness parents who have been taken to court by the KwaZulu-Natal health department to obtain an order for doctors to administer lifesaving blood transfusions to their chronically ill children.

"I am against it and so is my wife. It is against my religion‚" the man told the court.

Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from receiving blood transfusions or blood products.

The father told the court that he understood that an interim order had been granted to allow his daughter‚ who has sickle cell anaemia‚ to receive blood - but that he‚ however‚ planned to fight it.

Last month‚ KwaZulu-Natal MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo and Addington Hospital specialist paediatrician Dr Noxolo Mbadi went to court for an order to allow a five-year-old boy‚ also suffering with sickle cell anaemia‚ to receive blood transfusions as and when necessary.

Since then‚ two more Jehovah's Witness families were taken to court‚ where the three matters were joined. The case was adjourned to December 5.

Representing the parents of the five-year-old boy‚ Andrew Christison on Wednesday told the court that his clients would oppose the order as there was no longer a need for it.

He said that the child was stable and was now treated as an outpatient.

"The situation here is that the applicants approached the court saying that this was an emergency situation and that if the child did not get the blood transfusion‚ the child would die."

Christison confirmed that the child did not receive the transfusion following the court order‚ however his condition had improved.

"This is not a case of the parents refusing medical treatment. They are instead asking for alternatives that are within their rights‚" he said.

Representing Dhlomo‚ Dashendra Naidoo said the interim order would cover emergencies without having to go to court whenever the children needed blood transfusions.

He said all three children were suffering from a condition that was unpredictable therefore an order had to be in place to allow doctors to administer blood transfusions when necessary.

The matter was adjourned to February 26 with the interim order still in place.

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