(7 Jul 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadelphia - 6 July 2023
1. Wide of the press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Henry, Attorney General of Pennsylvania:
“We are here today to announce charges in five cases, which are part of an ongoing investigation against multiple men across Pennsylvania for sexually assaulting children.”
3. Cut away of officials at press conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Henry, Attorney General of Pennsylvania:
“All five men had the trust of the victims and their families, and all five men were members of the Jehovah Witness congregation, and many of them gained access to their victims through this organization.”
5. Various of officials the press conference
6. Officials leaving
STORYLINE:
A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4. The indictments Friday are the latest charges in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects. State Attorney General Michelle Henry says that while the misconduct dates back years or even decades, “the trauma endures for these victims.” Critics say that Jehovah’s Witnesses elders have treated child sexual abuse as a sin rather than a crime, and failed to report it to authorities. Henry did not address the church's handling of complaints, but says the investigation will continue.
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