THE Jehovah’s Witness church
repeatedly promoted paedophiles to positions of authority and never
reported any case of child abuse to the police, the child sex abuse
royal commission has been told today.
Church elders could now face criminal charges for concealment of serious indictable offences and failure to disclose sexual offences against minors, counsel assisting the commission Angus Stewart SC said.
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Church elders could now face criminal charges for concealment of serious indictable offences and failure to disclose sexual offences against minors, counsel assisting the commission Angus Stewart SC said.
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