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A federal complaint filed February 13, 2026, alleges the Governing Body and three Watchtower entities failed to protect a Cordele teenager from more than 100 acts of abuse by his Bible-study instructor, who is separately convicted. The organization's alleged liability is unproven; the case is pending.
· February 13, 2026 · 5 min read
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A complaint filed in SDNY on Nov. 12, 2025 alleges a Circuit Overseer abused Stella Cristina Gomes De Souza beginning at age 12 in Brazil, and that Watchtower routed reports internally. The allegations are unproven; the case is pending.
· November 12, 2025 · 7 min read
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Shannon Simendinger's civil complaint, filed January 8, 2025 in Aroostook County Superior Court, names a Maine congregation, Watchtower's New York corporation, and three men; the allegations are unproven and the case is pending.
· January 8, 2025 · 5 min read