Geeze, does this guy think about what he says first? This floored me too Mr Flipper
We get calls all the time from someone who was molested 30 years ago by a grandfather in some remote congregation , and the grandfather would just as soon not talk about it ". This statement floored me ! I told him, " Well, pedophiles use fear to intimidate their victims ! Sometimes victims won't come forward because their lives were threatened or told they would be physically harmed . That is why many stay silent ! Fear of reprisal ! " He sheepishly agreed .
There they go, protecting th molester again! Oh boo hoo hoo, the grandfather doesn't want to talk about it, ok, let's not make him talk about it, the victim doesn't need any justice! Gggrrrrrrr makes me soooo mad! And that first sentance "We get calls all the time"???? If they get calls all the time, and they are saying there is not a problem in the WT, something isn't adding up here!
When we get reports of child abuse we tell elders to immediately report it to our legal department so we can advise them if they are in a reporting state , or non- reporting state as required by law. Then we get details as to where the pedophile lives, what congregation they are in , and any other pertinent information. "
Should it really matter if the state requires it to be reported? A crime has been committed against a child, no if ands or buts!
and we figured there was no reason to inform congregations as they'd see the news reports and we felt the elders didn't need to hear about it. "
So, no need to inform the congregations or elders eh? So these poor elders are left to deal with the fallout all on their own with no advance warning, nice, really nice. Leave them high and dry. You guys run a real class act at the Bethel!
BB