“During the ongoing sex abuse inquiry in England and Wales by IICSA four religious institutions, including Jehovah’s Witnesses on August 10, have the opportunity to go on public record with an apology; we ask you to admit that you are among the institutions that have let children down in the past and substantiate your claim to “abhor child abuse” with a contrite apology, as other religious institutions have done, rather than claim that you “do not have the institutional settings” to merit being investigated by IICSA.”

A spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses said: “An explanation of our beliefs and policies will be presented during the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.”

LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED AUGUST 8, 2020 BY WALES Online by Laura Clements