ABC News Nightline presented as a lead story a 10-minute special report focusing on the Candace Conti child abuse trial. The Watchtower Society, the North Fremont (California) Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jonathan Kendrick were the defendants in this court case.
Originally scheduled for March 10, this program aired in the United States late Thursday evening March 12, 2015 beginning at 12:35 AM EDT (actually early Friday morning). It was also presented at 12:35 AM (local time) in most other major American media markets.
Nightline episodes are normally 30 minutes long, but the “Watchtower report” was the featured story on this show and is now available on YouTube. [See video below.]
The long-running half-hour program provides viewers with concise but in-depth reporting on major stories in the news. It is aired on local channels of the ABC Television Network and usually posted within a few hours at ABC News Online. Nightline’s anchors are Juju Chang, Dan Abrams and Dan Harris. Watch the program for yourself below and see Jonathan Kendrick’s reactions when he is questioned by the ABC News reporter.
ABC Nightline Candace Conti Trial Segment…
The Watchtower Corporation must pay for destroying the lives of countless sexual abused children. We pray and hope that their policies of keeping pedophiles secret from the Congregations and the authorities will be known worldwide.
As a current JW, I have disconnected myself emotionally and mentally and am embarrassed of their deceit and cunning. Fear of losing my family keeps me imprisoned for now.
The Watchtower Corporation has a long history of policies that have caused much suffering even death to its members. Among these included are:
Prohibition of vaccinations (lifted in 1954)
Prohibition of alternative military service (lifted in 1996)
Prohibition of blood fractions (reversed in 2000)
Prohibition of organ transplants (reversed in 1980)
How many died or were imprisoned because of these manmade policies? Don’t even think of asking the Watchtower as they don’t care. Don’t expect an apology either.
The rank and file must obey their arbitrary edicts as coming from God even though they keep changing. Any questioning member will be disfellowshipped and lose friends and family that are JWs. They pride themselves of fighting for freedom of religion and speech up to the Supreme Court yet they deny that same right to their members.
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