JW Broadcasting

The Jehovah's Witnesses have come under government scrutiny in several countries over their appalling mishandling and covering up of child sexual abuse. Perhaps best known is the Australian Royal Commission which condemned the 'two-witness rule' that means an abuser can only be disciplined if there have been two witnesses to the sin (i.e. crime). The ARC also took a dim view of 1006 historic cases of abuse that were dealt with internally and not reported onto the authorities. When the organisation was asked to join a redress scheme to compensate abuse survivors for therapy etc, it refused. It was only when the Australian Government threatened to remove its charitable status/tax exemption that it grudgingly acquiesced.