ClaimChild safeguardingverified2020sExplicit statement

Protection des mineurs · Claim record

Les directives internes de la filiale de l'organisation prévoient que, si la victime ou un autre mineur est toujours en danger, les anciens 'devraient signaler l'affaire aux autorités civiles même s'il n'existe pas d'obligation légale de le faire', et sa déclaration publique indique que le bureau de la filiale 'demandera aux anciens de signaler l'affaire si la victime ou un autre mineur risque d'être victime d'abus'.

Claim ID claim-safeguarding-report-when-minor-in-dangerConcerns 1 décembre 2021Déclaration explicite

L’affirmation et ses preuves

Déclaration explicite · 1 décembre 2021 Vérifié

Les directives internes de la filiale de l'organisation prévoient que, si la victime ou un autre mineur est toujours en danger, les anciens 'devraient signaler l'affaire aux autorités civiles même s'il n'existe pas d'obligation légale de le faire', et sa déclaration publique indique que le bureau de la filiale 'demandera aux anciens de signaler l'affaire si la victime ou un autre mineur risque d'être victime d'abus'. Source: Child Sexual Abuse—Guidelines for Branch Office Service Desks, 1 décembre 2021Source: Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 9/25), septembre 2025Source: Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 12/20), décembre 2020

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Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

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 décembre 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'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for 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)

Note sur la fiabilité. 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).

Provenance de la numérisation. 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.

Corroboré par. 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).

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-csa-guidelines-2021-1201-branch-service-desks

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

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

septembre 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.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 9/25), Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection

Note sur la fiabilité. 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.

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

Corroboré par. 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).

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-cpt-2025-0900-child-protection-position

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

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

décembre 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.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection (cpt-E 12/20), Jehovah's Witnesses' Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection

Note sur la fiabilité. Downloaded and text-extracted the NZ-hosted PDF; quotation verbatim.

Provenance de la numérisation. New Zealand Abuse in Care Royal Commission evidence library (public record). Document ID JHV0000010; print code 'cpt-E 12/20'.

Corroboré par. 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.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-cpt-2020-1200-child-protection-position-nz

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