Just made it through the register of actions posted on the court's website for the Conti case. I found an interesting couple of briefs regarding the Society's database of known child abusers:
Plaintiff (Conti): http://apps.alameda.courts.ca.gov/domainweb/service?ServiceName=DomainWebService&PageName=itree&Action=27402662
Defendant (WTS): http://apps.alameda.courts.ca.gov/domainweb/service?ServiceName=DomainWebService&PageName=itree&Action=27402768
From plaintiff's brief:
On March 14, 1997, Watchtower issued a written Bodies of Elders letter instructing all Congregation Elders to supply a report concerning anyone who currently or formerly was found guilty of child abuse while serving in an appointed position, including the number of incidents known. On June 19, 1998, Watchtower wrote to the Elders in Fremont advising that a review of their files showed that the report on Jonathan Kendrick had not been submitted as instructed. On September 2, 1998, Watchtower again wrote Fremont advising that the report still was not received and to submit it immediately. The Fremond Elders did submit their written report soon thereafter. This evidence establishes that Watchtower has for many years been gathering data on the frequency of child abuse in its ranks, and has kept records of abusers including Kendrick.
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In discovery by video depposition, Defendants' PMQ Mr. [Allen] Shuster [of the Service Department] denied that Watchtower kept any statistics or database at all concerning sexual abusers or reports of sexual abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses.
The transcript isn't online, so I can't tell if this came up in trial, but it seems pretty damning. Anyone know whether the matter went further than the above briefs?
