The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Pa. attorney general charges five Jehovah's Witnesses with rape, sexual abuse of children”
“The charges follow a statewide grand jury investigation; the defendants were charged in five separate counties.”
Report of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s announcement of charges arising from a statewide grand jury investigation. Charges are allegations; none of the defendants had been tried when the announcement was made, and each is presumed innocent unless convicted.
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Provenance and verification note for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pa. attorney general charges five Jehovah's Witnesses with rape, sexual abuse of children
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Notes. Charges are allegations until conviction; later press releases report convictions and sentences of individual defendants (not opened: attorneygeneral.gov returned 403).
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-inquirer-2023-0707-pa-charges