Did leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses cover up child sex abuse?
In San Francisco, a woman (Candace Conti) is suing the Jehovah’s Witnesses for failing to protect her from a known child abuser when she was a child. The following video produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting shed light on accusations that religious leaders led a cover-up of child sex abuse.
Special correspondent Trey Bundy of the CIR’s Reveal reported on how the Watchtower organization is using the first amendment to fight these charges.
- Length of Original Program Segment: 09:27
- Credits: Edited overview and introduction from PBS News Hour webpage
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