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DutchNews.nl, “Jehovah's Witness sexual abuse report can stay online, judge rules”

5 August 2020Source ID src-dutchnews-2020-0805-report-stays-onlineAccessed 19 September 2026
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DutchNews.nl, “Jehovah's Witness sexual abuse report can stay online, judge rules”

5 August 2020 · DutchNews.nl

“the government is guilty of discrimination because it is focusing solely on one religious community”

The organisation's position as reported. The article gives the report's figures (751 reports; 292 from victims themselves) and notes the organisation said it had provided pastoral care for years but had not implemented the recommended 'central internal independent hotline'.

Provenance and verification note for DutchNews.nl, Jehovah's Witness sexual abuse report can stay online, judge rules

Confidence note. Article opened.

Corroborated by. src-uu-2020-0810-appeal-news

Notes. Reporting-tier; use for the organisation's stated response only.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-dutchnews-2020-0805-report-stays-online