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The JW organization refused top join the National Redress Scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse last year. They were publicly named by Australia's Federal government as one of the groups that did not do so.
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Government names institutions that did not sign up to National Redress Scheme for child sexual abuse victims - ABC News
Quote from social services minister that shows the impact of this choice by these groups: "Think about the reputational damage by you saying, as an organization, that despite having a history of working with children, despite having applications against your organization for child sexual abuse, you still refuse to accept your moral obligation and responsibility to come forward and allow these people the small thing of a bit of redress and a small amount of money to acknowledge that they actually have had wrongs committed against them," she told the ABC's AM program.
This month, the JW organization has decided to join the National Redress scheme because if not, they will lose their charity status as per a recent ruling.
Jehovah’s Witnesses to join redress scheme for sexual abuse survivors (thenewdaily.com.au)
So they refuse to take responsibility for the child abuse that happens in their organization by those that they have appointed as per their organizational structure but when they are threatened with the loss of money then they will only join up.
Article:
Government names institutions that did not sign up to National Redress Scheme for child sexual abuse victims - ABC News
Quote from social services minister that shows the impact of this choice by these groups: "Think about the reputational damage by you saying, as an organization, that despite having a history of working with children, despite having applications against your organization for child sexual abuse, you still refuse to accept your moral obligation and responsibility to come forward and allow these people the small thing of a bit of redress and a small amount of money to acknowledge that they actually have had wrongs committed against them," she told the ABC's AM program.
This month, the JW organization has decided to join the National Redress scheme because if not, they will lose their charity status as per a recent ruling.
Jehovah’s Witnesses to join redress scheme for sexual abuse survivors (thenewdaily.com.au)
So they refuse to take responsibility for the child abuse that happens in their organization by those that they have appointed as per their organizational structure but when they are threatened with the loss of money then they will only join up.