A Pennsylvania grand jury has recently brought child sexual abuse charges against nine men-all Jehovah’s Witnesses-in what some are calling the most extensive investigation into the group in history.
According to multiple sources familiar with the investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office could soon release a report of the grand jury’s findings, which could bring major consequences for the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization.
The first time was a Wednesday morning, recalled Martin Haugh, 46, sitting on his couch in York Haven.
Following generations of his family, Haugh was a devout member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In October 2005, he was a ministerial servant-equivalent to a Catholic deacon-who helped with routine work around the Red Lion Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation.
Jehovah's Witnesses, also known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, has 8.7 million members worldwide, including 1.2 million in the U.S. and 83,000 in Pennsylvania. The religion was founded in Pittsburgh in the 1870s, breaking with orthodox Christianity over its focus on Armageddon and separation from the world.
At 9 a.m. that Wednesday morning, Haugh was at the Kingdom Hall for the “meeting for field service,” when Jehovah’s Witnesses pair up to go door-knocking in search of converts.
As he was assigning door-knocking routes, he saw a teenage member slip inside the Kingdom Hall-along with his 4-year-old daughter. Confused, he followed them inside and into the coat room.
He didn’t believe his own eyes.
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