https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
I couldn't really hear her responses to all of the queries, but it seems that Applewhite may in fact be aware of some of the confidential branch materials.
She admitted that she had NEVER considered any independent materials regarding Jehovah's Witnesses!
She also admitted that she never reviewed any specific cases of sexual abuses among JWs, but has ONLY reviewed what JW's claim they do. She is claiming she has no knowledge of their actual practices or implementation!
Unbelievable!!!
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
Now we're finding out what "literature" means. So far she is saying it's material that's been published online.
She is definitely hedging to the point of evasiveness.
Nevertheless, if that's true then that implicitly means she does NOT know about any confidential materials: elder's manuals, branch letters and BOE letters.
The RC representative just nailed her with the fact that JW online materials are only dated from the year 2000 to the present.
Applewhite seems to believe that older publications are available online.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
Mad Sweeney: I wonder whether the "Literature" she was asked to review included the Branch manual that says it is ok to make a pedophile an elder.
I'm thinking: NO, not that literature!
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
Applewhite just testified that she was specifically hired by the "Jehovah's Witnesses" to "review their literature" in reference to issues of the sexual abuse of children.
The men examining her asked if she had ever been critical of the WTBTS. She answered, "No."
What a surprise!
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
"If there's not a safe way for a child to come forward, then that institution has failed." - The older silver haired gentleman conducting the inquiry, don't know his name.
Dr. Applewhite agreed.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
Dr. Applewhite: "The question is, 'How is the child going to be safe?' is the question that has to be answered."
She used the example of a school, saying that they must report suspicions of abuse to the appropriate authorities (child welfare/protective services) and rely on the authorities to take action.
Obviously the WTBTS does NOT do this.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
Now it's getting interesting. They are asking her about creating an environment where victims feel SAFE and COMFORTABLE coming forward.
Dr. Applewhite agreed that this is important, a "child-centered" and/or a victim/survivor environment.
Still not much directly about the WTBTS.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
I've been listening for about 1/2 an hour. Dr. Applewhite has spent a lot of time discussing her involvement in education and prevention of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Not too much about her involvement with the WTBTS.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
anyone know who this monty baker is?
i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=7ba22716-556c-43c2-9fc6-76697afad440&type=exhibit&filename=wat.0001.004.0076&fileextension=pdf
QUESTION 7: Should the elders ask a man who is reaching out for congregation privileges
whether he has ever molested a child?
24. Answer: No.
25. Factors to consider: When the branch office approves a recommendation for one to be a
ministerial servant or an elder, we ask two elders to speak with the man before his appointment is
announced. They will ask if there is anything in his past or in his personal or family life that would
prevent him from being qualified to accept the appointment or if there is any other reason why his
appointment should not be announced. If he has never previously served as an elder or a ministerial
servant, the elders should specifically ask him if he has ever been involved in the past with child
sexual molestation.
In other words: No, but actually yes.
Let's review: It's a cult!
