10 years ago, an elder let me read a letter from the WTBS to all elders in the U.S. regarding an elder's response to any accusation of child abuse. What I remember is that they were told NOT to keep any written notes. When I asked the elder why, he told me so that if notes were kept and a subpoena were ever issued then the police would be able to go through all the congregation's files. If no notes were ever taken, and no written record existed, then the elders could tell the police that fact and the police would not then be able to look at any other files.Of course, nowhere in this letter did the subject of how to care for the trauma the victim went through, or any spiritual encouragement or counseling they might need. Truly the food at the proper time . . . .