A former elder at the Fort Kent Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, convicted last year of child sexual assault, is serving the maximum sentence for his crimes. Now, a new lawsuit linked to the ...

Current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses reported 159 cases of sexual ... was a member in a position of authority, such as an “elder,” who is a regional leader, and a “ministerial servant ...

Thirty-five of those were minors at the time. A current Jehovah's Witness in his 40s who serves as an elder attended the group’s news conference in Tokyo. “The organization’s own rules have ...