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CASE UPDATE: Former Butler County Jehovah’s Witnesses Member Sentenced up to 34 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Young Child

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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Shaun Sheffer has been sentenced to 14 to 34 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pre-teen child, beginning when the victim was seven years old. Sheffer, 47, of Harmony, was previously…[Continue Reading...]

Former Pennsylvania Jehovah’s Witnesses member convicted after statewide investigation

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Another former Jehovah’s Witnesses member has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child after a statewide investigation charged multiple members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith with abusing children, some for over a decade. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office says Shaun…[Continue Reading...]

Jehovah’s Witnesses must pay $48k in court costs for failed bid to be excluded from abuse inquiry

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The Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $48,000 in court costs to the Crown for a string of failed cases brought against the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Australasia sought a judicial review…[Continue Reading...]

World Politics Pacific Te Ao Māori Sport Business Country Local Democracy Reporting Comment & Analysis In Depth Weather New Zealand In Depth27 Jul 2024 Former Jehovah’s Witnesses welcome inquiry’s findings of ‘credible evidence’ of abuse

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The Jehovah's Witnesses fought hard to avoid the scrutiny of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Now the inquiry report has found 'credible evidence' that child sex abuse occurred within the faith - and no evidence that…[Continue Reading...]

Pennsylvania man sentenced amid Jehovah’s Witness sexual abuse investigation

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A Reading man will serve up to 46 years in prison amid the Pennsylvania Attorney General‘s investigation into alleged sexual abuse of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation members. Luis Manuel Ayala-Velasquez, 56, was arrested last year after a grand jury investigation where…[Continue Reading...]

“I’m an ex-Jehovah’s Witness – I felt shunned by my church after my divorce and leaving was the best decision for me”

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An ex-Jehovah's Witness who felt "shunned" by her church after her divorce believes leaving her congregation was the best decision she's made. Ieva Brown, 41, joined the Jehovah's Witnesses - a Christian-based religious group - in 1996 at just 14…[Continue Reading...]

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