UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
March 13, 2018
A founder of a sexual abuse charity is calling for an inquiry into the Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation.
Peter Saunders said there should be a “broad” investigation into the religious group which he says has serious questions to answer.
An independent abuse watchdog has said it will carefully consider investigating.
The religious organisation said it did not “shield” abusers and suggestions of a cover-up were “absolutely false”.
The plea follows a BBC Hereford and Worcester investigation last year which uncovered claims of child abuse within the organisation.
Mr Saunders, 61, who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a family member, teacher and two Catholic priests, is the founder of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and is currently participating in the Independent Inquiry into Sexual Abuse (IICSA) victims and survivors consultative panel.
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