I don't think he is an Elder any more:
"The church said yesterday it would support him. But it denied claims by Porter's sister that he would continue to come into contact with children through his religion and visit families.
A spokesman said: "He will be carefully supervised."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2155269,00.html
Does it matter that he was an Elder before? YES! The WT claims elders are appointed by Holy Spirit. Yet this pervert was abusing baby boys before his appointment. As for repentance - he confessed AFTER one of his victims said they were going to the police. Yes, he was sorry AFTER he was caught. If you say the WT and GB may have a doctrine wrong - they throw you out, condemned to spiritual death - even when years later they admit they were in fact wrong - but leave pedophiles inside the congregation. Pathetic! And this is the TRUTH? If you are a WT lurker, think about that.