UNITED KINGDOM
Third Sector
26 July 2017 by Andy Ricketts
A Charity Commission report on the Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses says its handling of child abuse allegations was inadequate
The Charity Commission has criticised a Jehovah’s Witnesses charity that allowed a convicted sex offender to question his alleged victims as part of proceedings to decide whether he should continue as part of the congregation.
A report from the regulator on the Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, published today, says trustees failed to deal adequately with child abuse allegations against former board member Jonathan Rose.
The report says the commission began looking into the charity after being told that Rose was appearing in court in August 2012 charged with sexual offences that took place in 2002, before he became a trustee of the charity.
The commission asked the charity’s trustees for further information and gave advice and guidance. Rose resigned as a trustee.
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