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USA: Church elder sentenced to 80 years in prison for sex assaults in Cleburne
county. Oct. 8,
2019.
France: ALERT: The anti-cult Miviludes in France would be in danger of dissolution
according to
credible rumors. Cults lobbyists managed to manipulate French politicians. Sept. 28, 2019.
USA: Man Alleges He Was Sexually Abused As A Child By Jehovah’s Witness Church
Elder. Aug. 21,
2019.
USA: On NBC a tv series called 'Silent No More' about sexual abuse in Jehovah’s Witnesses
aired
august 12, 13, 14. Aug. 12, 2019.
Brazil: Jehovah's Witness loses court battle about the blood transfusion of her
baby. June 18,
2019.
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/03/27/stefaan-van-hecke-groen-schrik-dat-bewijzen-gaan-verdwijnen/
Canada: Quebec will not investigate religious groups. Mar. 4, 2019.
Canada(Quebec): After a meeting, Pascal Bérubé from the PQ denounces that a "mandate of
initiative to
examine the possibility that illegal acts are committed with impunity by cultic deviances
groups who
would invoke freedom of religion" was rejected by the other parties : the CAQ and the PLQ.
Ex-JWs will
remember. Feb. 28, 2019.
Canada: The lawsuit against the Watchtower for the child sexual abuse issue has been
accepted in
Quebec. It can now proceed further. It is a first victory. The lawyers have 30 days to
appeal. More
details to come. Feb. 27, 2019.
USA: The Watchtower has recently released their WT May, 2019 study edition which features
several
articles on child abuse, with some minor policies changes. But still doesn't clearly
demand elders to
automatically report child sexual abuse to authorities. Feb. 6, 2019.
USA: The Watchtower will have a New Shepherd the Flock of God book with revisions every
six months to
end BOE letter leaks. Instructions have also been issued to all elders that “use of the
Index to Letters
for Bodies of Elders (S-22) and the letters referenced therein has been discontinued. Any
printed or
electronic copies of such documents should be destroyed.†Feb. 6, 2019.
Canada: Death of Jehovah's Witness Eloise Dupuis, articles and interviews. Nov. 25-27,
2018.
Canada: Interviews of Mme Manon Boyer who is asking the Quebec government to fight against
the cultic
deviances of the Jehovah's Witnesses movement. Nov. 12-14, 2018.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jehovah-s-witnesses-ordered-jury-pay-34m-abuse-survivor-n914146
Movie to see: "The Children Act" about a UK court case for blood transfusion for a JW
teenage minor.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jehovah-witnesses-vancouver-2-witness-rule-1.4748206
https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russia-crackdown-jehovah-witnesses-begins-with-a-foreigner-61288
Europe : The Watchtower makes JW followers sign "Notice and consent for use of personal
data" to
circumvent the new data protection regulations of the European Union which will come into
force on May
25, 2018. Apr. 10, 2018.
USA : Lacomb-area man convicted of sex crimes against developmentally disabled
woman. Jan. 22,
2018.
Canada :STATEMENT: the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) by its positions is an
accomplice
of cultic movements. Nov. 20,2017.
Belgium : lawsuit of Jacques Lejeune against Jehovah's Witnesses, the case is scheduled
for pleadings
before the Court of Appeal of Brussels (Palais de Justice, Place Poelaert 1, B-1000
BRUXELLES) at the
hearing of the chamber 4, that sits at the local 1.D, on December 18, 2017 at 9h30 am.
Duration of
pleadings: 140 minutes. Nov. 20, 2017.
Canada : Some interviews on the coroner's report about Eloise Dupuis. Nov. 14-15, 2017.
USA : Former dispatcher arrested on charges of allegedly sexually assaulting a
minor. Oct. 26,
2017.
Canada : "Attn: SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS IN CANADA!! We are mobilizing some potential law
suits. Please
either contact me (Tricia Franginha), or contact a lawyer by the name of John McKiggan. He
encourages you
to contact him ASAP if you are interested in pursuing either a personal claim against the
Watchtower OR
are interested in being part of a class action with one of his associates". Apr. 10, 2017.