Before his BROTHER's sentencing...
by Newly Enlightened 7 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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Smiles
Intense extended interview video. Thank you K&M
WT clergy crimes in the name of its god are abhorrent & inexcusable.
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Atlantis
Newly Enlightened:
Excellent! Thank you very much!
Atlantis!
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Biahi
These elders only got court supervision, a $250 fine, and 10 hours community service. 🤮. I sincerely hope the community service is something worthwhile, and not “letter writing” or “cart witnessing”. They should be serving jail time!
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nowwhat?
Kim and Mikey Rules! Seriously why go through all the time and expense of going to trial if the judge was to give such a light sentence?
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Festus
Does anyone have any link that takes up the sentence?
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ThomasMore
The sentence was predictable. Both men were elderly and not worth the potential PR problem of poor health in prison. The real target is the attorney at Patterson who provided the bad legal advice. I suspect that the state will want his head on a platter. It will be a miracle if he doesn't get dis-barred.
That would send a serious message to Watchtower that the game is up. As for elders who are still gullible enough to think that the Branch offers sound legal advice, they should be planning on how to defy bad direction without getting deleted. A criminal record is a tough thing for someone young who may still need to keep a job, apply for jobs, get mortgages etc. That's right elders who still serve - you could be next...
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truth_b_known
Speaking in general terms, based on my 20+ years in law enforcement, I am not surprised that these elders got probation. Just about every criminal defendant in the U.S. gets probation for a Misdemeanor crime, which I believe is what these elders were charged with. It is very rare to get a jail term. Jails are run by the county and funded by the county. The courts are constantly working with elected Sheriff's to keep jail populations down. Prisons are run by and funded by the state. First time convicted felons whose crime is a non-violent felony and whom have no prior criminal history are almost guaranteed to get probation as well in lieu of prison time.
The big win or silver lining on this case is that the elders involved were arrested, charged, tried, and convicted in the one country in the world that boasts having the most religious freedom. This case should put all elders in the U.S. on notice - report child molesters to the police immediately or arrest prosecution yourself! If it happened once it will happen again. This is not a unicorn case.