Documents and court cases relating to child abuse within the church of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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Recent JW Leaks articles and documents
January 27, 2020 | Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Netherlands – court case documents in application to stop publication of academic report
January 25, 2020 | Jehovah’s Witnesses commission secret legal report critical of Child Abuse Royal Commission
January 1, 2020 | AUSTRALIA | Jehovah’s Witnesses annual reports to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
August 29, 2019 | AUSTRALIA | Newly registered Jehovah’s Witnesses legal entity issues elders letter to destroy records
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Child Abuse documents
- Child Abuse Policy Letters
- September 1, 2017 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Au)
- September 1, 2017 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Bi)
- September 1, 2017 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Es)
- September 1, 2017 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Gh)
- September 1, 2017 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Us)
- August 31, 2017 Procedures for Handling Certain Cases of Wrongdoing (Au)
- August 31, 2017 Procedures for Handling Certain Cases of Wrongdoing (Es)
- August 31, 2017 Procedures for Handling Certain Cases of Wrongdoing (Gh)
- March 8, 2017 Royal Commission Case Study 54
- January 1, 2017 Handling Matters Relating to Alleged Child Abuse (Bi)
- October 3, 2016 Minors (Es)
- August 1, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Au)
- August 1, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Bi)
- August 1, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Es)
- August 1, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Gh)
- August 1, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (Us)
- July 27, 2016 Royal Commission Report (Au)
- June 20, 2016 Protecting Minors From Abuse (WHQ)
- October 2, 2012 Child Abuse (Au)
- October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Au)
- October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Bi)
- October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Ca)
- October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Us)
- January 10, 2012 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse in South Australia (Au)
- February 1, 2011 Handling matters relating to alleged child abuse (Bi)
- June 5, 2006 Child-maltreatment offenders in prison (Bi)
- June 5, 2006 Child-maltreatment offenders in prison (Us)
- April 23, 2004 CONFIDENTIAL Letter from Watchtower Australia to BOE wrt child abuse (Au)
- January 20, 2003 Accused admits to child abuse claims made against him (Au)
- August 28, 2002 Reporting of child abuse (Au)
- July 11, 2002 Answering child molestation queries (Bi)
- May 24, 2002 Answering child molestation queries (Us)
- May 17, 2002 Amendment to Massachusetts Child Abuse Reporting Statute (Us)
- May 9, 2002 Watch Tower to BBC Panorama (Bi)
- June 1, 2001 Data Protection and Child Molestation (Bi)
- January 1, 2001 Data Protection and Child Abuse (Bi)
- January 21, 1999 The subject of child abuse (WHQ)
- December 31, 1998 How to deal with those who have been guilty of child abuse (Whq)
- December 20, 1998 CONFIDENTIAL Child abuse and Scriptural freedom to remarry (Au)
- July 20, 1998 CONFIDENTIAL Child abuse and Scriptural freedom to remarry (Au)
- July 20, 1998 CONFIDENTIAL Child abuse and Scriptural freedom to remarry (Bi)
- July 20, 1998 CONFIDENTIAL Child abuse and Scriptural freedom to remarry (Us)
- April 28, 1998 Concerning the subject of confidentiality and the law in relation to child abuse matters (Au)
- February 12, 1998 Concerning the law regarding confidentiality with regard to child abuse cases (WHQ)
- November 21, 1997 Comments on handling cases of child abuse in Australia (Au)
- October 29, 1997 Handling Child Abuse Matters (Au)
- October 7, 1997 Child Abuse Memorandum (Au)
- May 1, 1997 CONFIDENTIAL Child sexual abuse (Au)
- April 15, 1997 Child sexual abuse (Bi)
- March 14, 1997 CONFIDENTIAL Child sexual abuse (Bi)
- March 14, 1997 CONFIDENTIAL Child sexual abuse (Us)
- March 4, 1997 Guidance in handling cases where baptized Witnesses are accused of child abuse (Whq)
- February 18, 1997 Handling Child Abuse Matters – Court Subpoenas (Au)
- November 1, 1995 Protecting victims of Child Abuse (Bi)
- August 1, 1995 Protecting victims of child abuse (Au)
- August 1, 1995 Protecting victims of child abuse (Us)
- April 23, 1993 Helping Victims of Child Abuse (Au)
- February 3, 1993 Victims of child abuse (Us)
- March 23, 1992 Child Abuse (Us)
- March 23, 1992 Child Abuse – with highlighting (Us)
- January 30, 1992 CONFIDENTIAL Legal matters (Bi)
- July 1, 1989 CONFIDENTIAL Procedures that involve Legal Issues (Us)
- July 29, 1988 CONFIDENTIAL Reporting Child Abuse in Canada (Ca)
- September 27, 1970 Report on the hearing of the confessed child abuser
- September 18, 1970 Dismissal of confessed child abuser as member of the Bethel Family
- September 16, 1970 Letter to N.H. Knorr regarding confessed child abuser
- May 6, 1970 Probation of confessed child abuser
- Child Abuse Flow Chart
- Child Protection Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks
- Child Protection Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks (S-66-E 5/16)
- Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks (S-66-E 5/13)
- Guidelines for Branch Service Desk Use Only (9/2005)
- Child Safeguarding Policies
- Child Safeguarding Policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia
- Child Safeguarding Policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the UK and Ireland with attachments (January 2017)
- Child Safeguarding Policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the UK and Ireland with attachments (February 2011)
- Client Intake – CSA Questionnaire (L-CSAQ-3/17)
- Reporting Obligations in Australia
- Reporting Obligations in Australian Capital Territory
- Reporting Obligations in New South Wales
- Reporting Obligations in Northern Territory
- Reporting Obligations in Queensland
- Reporting Obligations in South Australia
- Reporting Obligations in Tasmania
- Reporting Obligations in Victoria
- Reporting Obligations in Western Australia
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Candace Conti v Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, et al.
LINK TO PAGE: Candace Conti v Watchtower New York
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BRITAIN – A V. WATCHTOWER AND LOUGHBOROUGH BLACKBROOK CONGREGATION
A v Watchtower Britain and Loughborough Blackbrook Congregation – [2015] EWHC 1722 (QB) – pdf
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Monica Lynn Jaramillo v. Los Lunas Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, et. al.
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Elizabeth McFarland v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Press Release re: McFarland from Zalkin Law Firm (July 31, 2013) – pdf
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CANDACE CONTI V. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK AND NORTH FREMONT CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
Candace Conti v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
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BODY OF ELDERS CHILD ABUSE HANDLING PROCEDURE
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LETTER (FAX) ISSUED BY WATCH TOWER SOCIETY OVER BBC TV INTERVIEW
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US MARSHALS MOST WANTED – FREDERICK MCLEAN
Frederick McLean wanted by US Marshals – $25 000 Reward Poster – pdf
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CHILD ABUSE TELEMEMO
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CANADA
Child Abuse in Canada – document including Watch Tower Society letters – pdf
Boer v. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada – court documents (2003) – pdf
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PUBLICATIONS
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Secrets of Pedophilia in an American Religion – Jehovah’s Witnesses in Crisis
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JW LEAKS 