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Jehovah's Witnesses' handling of child sex abuse
As with other religious organizations, Jehovah's Witnesses have to deal with cases of child sexual abuse in their congregations. The Watch Tower Society states that the "incidence of this crime among Jehovah's Witnesses is rare".〔(Jehovah’s Witnesses care for victims of child abuse ) November 21, 2007〕 The organization officially denounces all kinds of sexual abuse, and an independent 2009 study concluded that the rate of sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses is not higher than that in general society.
The Society's child abuse policies have been published in Jehovah's Witnesses' publications, although more specific guidelines are only made available to elders, or on request. Press releases issued by the Watch Tower Society's Office of Public Information state that if a person accused of molestation repeatedly denies the charges of his victim, and there is no other witness to the incident, "the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time", but would report to authorities if required by local laws.〔Letter to All Congregations in Britain, July 11, 2002〕
Some media and courts have accused Jehovah's Witnesses of employing organizational policies that make the reporting of sexual abuse difficult for members. Some victims of sexual abuse have asserted that they were ordered by local elders to maintain silence to avoid embarrassment to both the accused and the organization. Jehovah's Witnesses maintain that they have no overt policy of silence. In 1997, Jehovah's Witnesses' Office of Public Information published its policy for elders to only report allegations of child abuse to the authorities where required by law to do so, even if there were only one witness.〔 (See to confirm date. )〕 Individuals known to have sexually abused a child are generally prohibited from holding any position of responsibility inside the organization. Unless considered by the congregation elders to demonstrate repentance, such a person is typically disfellowshipped.〔"Imitate Jehovah—Exercise Justice and Righteousness", ''The Watchtower'', August 1, 1998, page 16.〕
In June 2012, the Superior Court of Alameda, California, ordered the Watch Tower Society to pay $21 million in punitive damages, in addition to compensatory damages, after finding that the Society's policy to not disclose child abuse history of a member to parents in the congregation or to report abuse to authorities contributed to the sexual abuse of a nine-year-old girl. In April 2015, the appeal court partially upheld the trial court's verdict, ordering that the Watch Tower Society pay compensatory damages amounting to $2.8 million, but concluded that the congregation had no duty to warn the parents or members about the child abuse history of other members. The case was settled for an undisclosed sum while on appeal to the supreme court of California.
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