I fully agree with you Sarah, the parents need to take action when their
child is abused, whatever the elders say, but you know as well as I do
the level of control exerted by the org on its' members. What would appear
inconceivable to most people is made to seem quite natural to a member
of a cult, even when it endangers the safety of a child.
Hopefully now that the full extent of how much the org has tried to cover
up the extent of its' child abuse problem is gradually being exposed in
the media, more parents will report these crimes to the authorities
more qualified to deal with them rather than the congregation elders.
Knowing how good the org are at making such reports appear to be
persecution against them though, I fear that many jws will continue
to take the elder route, thus exposing more children to danger.