Kings County, Index No. 522573/2026Confirmed
UPDATE: Brooklyn suit alleges 1980s abuse at Bethel, using New York City's new gender-violence look-back window
A second stipulation, filed on 25 August 2026, pushes the three Jehovah's Witness organizations' deadline to answer the complaint or ask the court to dismiss it from 31 August to 19 October 2026. All three have lawyers on the record, and an amended affirmation records a further service on one of them. The allegations remain unproven. Filed 16 June 2026 under a January 2026 amendment reviving decades-old claims and extending liability to institutions.