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Protección de menores · Claim record

Las directrices internas de la sucursal de la organización establecen que, si la víctima u otro menor sigue en peligro, los ancianos 'deben denunciar el asunto a las autoridades seculares aunque no exista una obligación legal de hacerlo', y su declaración pública dice que la sucursal 'indicará a los ancianos que denuncien el asunto si la víctima u otro menor corre peligro de sufrir abusos'.

Claim ID claim-safeguarding-report-when-minor-in-dangerConcerns 1 de diciembre de 2021Declaración explícita
Declaración explícita · 1 de diciembre de 2021 Verificado

Las directrices internas de la sucursal de la organización establecen que, si la víctima u otro menor sigue en peligro, los ancianos 'deben denunciar el asunto a las autoridades seculares aunque no exista una obligación legal de hacerlo', y su declaración pública dice que la sucursal 'indicará a los ancianos que denuncien el asunto si la víctima u otro menor corre peligro de sufrir abusos'. Child Sexual Abuse—Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks, 1 de diciembre de 2021Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 9/25), septiembre de 2025Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 12/20), diciembre de 2020

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Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

Child Sexual Abuse—Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks, “Child Sexual Abuse—Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks (Annexure K to CCJW Australasia response to NZ Royal Commission Notice to Produce 1)”

1 de diciembre de 2021 · pp.1-10 · pars. 1, 5, 6, 8 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (World Headquarters Legal Department); produced by Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Australasia) (doc ID JHV0000013)

“If the victim or another minor is still in danger of abuse, the elders should report the matter to the secular authorities even if there is not a legal obligation to do so.”

Par. 8, which then lists screening questions (does the victim live in the accused's home; other minors in the home; proximity to minors) and says that if any answer is 'Yes' the Service Desk 'will direct that a report be made to the secular authorities'. Par. 1 restricts circulation to Branch Committee members, Service Department and Legal Department and forbids any electronic distribution. Par. 6: the Service Desk 'should assure the caller that he or she is free to report the allegation to the secular authorities'.

Escaneo del original

Nota de procedencia y verificación

Nota de confianza. Downloaded and text-extracted the NZ-hosted PDF; quotations verbatim. IICSA (2021) described this document as one of four core policy documents (its 2020 UK equivalent).

Procedencia del escaneo. New Zealand Abuse in Care Royal Commission evidence library (public record). The production date is 1 December 2021; the internal document is undated in the extract.

Corroborado por. src-iicsa-2021-0902-religious-organisations-report, src-arc-2017-0310-cs54-day259-transcript

Notes. An earlier version of these guidelines (August 2013) was in evidence at the Australian Royal Commission (Case Study 29 report p. 21, endnote 109).

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-csa-guidelines-2021-1201-branch-service-desks

Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 9/25), “Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection”

septiembre de 2025 · pp.1-2 · pars. 3-5, 11-15 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (jw.org)

“Elders comply with child abuse reporting laws. When elders learn of an allegation of child abuse, they immediately consult with the branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses for legal advice on proper reporting procedure and for the protection of children. (Romans 13:1) Even in jurisdictions with no reporting requirements, the branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses will instruct the elders to report the matter if the victim or another minor is in danger of abuse.”

Paragraph 5 of the organisation's current public child-protection statement. Par. 3 says elders 'do not shield any perpetrator of child abuse from the authorities'; par. 4 that anyone reporting to elders is told they are free to report to the authorities; par. 11 describes the internal investigation as 'a purely religious proceeding'; par. 12 says elders 'never require victims of child abuse to present their accusation in the presence of the alleged abuser'; par. 14 says an abuser does not qualify for privileges 'for decades, if ever'; par. 15 says the document is reviewed at least every three years.

Fuente oficial Escaneo del original

Nota de procedencia y verificación

Nota de confianza. Opened the jw.org landing page and downloaded the official PDF (cpt_E.pdf, 176,911 bytes, dated 2025-11-19 in the CDN metadata but bearing the print code 9/25). Text extracted locally and quoted verbatim. Note the document does not use the phrase 'two witnesses' at all.

Procedencia del escaneo. Official PDF served by jw.org's own CDN (resolved via the page's GETPUBMEDIALINKS API, pub=cpt); document code 'cpt-E 9/25'.

Corroborado por. src-cpt-2020-1200-child-protection-position-nz, src-w-2019-0500-love-justice-wickedness

Notes. IICSA recorded the first edition as published 2018. The NZ Royal Commission copy is the 12/20 edition; wording of par. 5 changed between 12/20 and 9/25 (see the NZ entry).

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-cpt-2025-0900-child-protection-position

Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 12/20), “Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection”

diciembre de 2020 · pp.1-3 · pars. 3-5, 9-12 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania; produced to the NZ Royal Commission by Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Australasia) (doc ID JHV0000010)

“When elders learn of an accusation of child abuse, they immediately consult with the branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses to ensure compliance with child abuse reporting laws. (Romans 13:1) Even if the elders have no legal duty to report an accusation to the authorities, the branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses will instruct the elders to report the matter if a minor is still in danger of abuse or there is some other valid reason.”

Paragraph 5 of the December 2020 edition, produced to the NZ inquiry. Useful for showing the wording of the policy as it stood in 2020-2021, side by side with the 2025 edition.

Fuente oficial Escaneo del original

Nota de procedencia y verificación

Nota de confianza. Downloaded and text-extracted the NZ-hosted PDF; quotation verbatim.

Procedencia del escaneo. New Zealand Abuse in Care Royal Commission evidence library (public record). Document ID JHV0000010; print code 'cpt-E 12/20'.

Corroborado por. src-cpt-2025-0900-child-protection-position

Notes. The NZ case study that received this document was later declared unlawful for exceeding the inquiry's terms of reference ([2026] NZHC 1295); that ruling concerns the Commission's findings, not the authenticity of documents the organisation itself produced.

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-cpt-2020-1200-child-protection-position-nz

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