Hypocrisy Exposed: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Top Lawyer Sanctioned for Misleading Court in Child Abuse Case
Philip Brumley, General Counsel for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Published and written by: Miss Usato, July 14th, 2025 PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK — In a landmark ruling that cuts through decades of institutional denial, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld sanctions against Philip Brumley, longtime General Counsel for the […]
Sacred Silence or Systemic Harm? Watchtowers Ecclesiastical Privilege
Article Written and Published by: Miss Usato on June 18th, 2025 When Silence Protects the Wrong Side: How Ecclesiastical Privilege Harms Abuse Victims What Is Ecclesiastical Privilege? Ecclesiastical privilege, also known as clergy-penitent privilege, is a legal concept that allows religious ministers to refuse to disclose confidential information shared with them during spiritual counseling or […]
“They Praised a Predator”: Shaun Sheffer Sentenced in PA AG Investigation
Courtroom in the Butler County Courthouse of Common Pleas, 2025, where the Trial for Shaun Sheffer took place Article written and published by: Miss Usato on June 5, 2025 Please be aware that the following article discusses abuse, as it may be triggering. On June 3, 2025, Shaun Sheffer, 47, an active Jehovah’s Witness from […]
Will the Governing Body Testify?
Some members of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses A New York court may soon decide whether the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Governing Body can be compelled to testify in a high-stakes sexual abuse lawsuit—raising the stakes for the religion’s top leadership amid mounting legal pressure and claims of institutional concealment. Written and published by Miss Usato, […]
A divided family’s fight for justice with the PA AG Investigation into Jehovah’s Witnesses
An investigation into child sexual abuse allegations within the Sheffer family reveals how a single tip led to justice, highlighting divisions influenced by religious loyalty in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community
Global Scrutiny of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Legal Challenges, Tax Status, and Registration Debates
An analysis of the ongoing debate about potentially canceling the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ registration in the Czech Republic, focusing on their practice of ‘restricting social contact,’ its terminology evolution, and addressing concerns over property and exaggerated claims, while rejecting inappropriate comparisons to international persecution
From Shadows to Sentences: Pennsylvania Grand Jury’s Fight Against Predators
Updates on the charged and convicted JW’s in the PA AG Grand Jury Investigation
A survivor speaks out about abuse from the NZ Royal Commission Case Study
A Survivor from the NZ Royal Commissions Case Study on abuse, Sina Dubbleman, speaks out about her life as a Jehovah’s Witness.
A Landmark Ruling: New Zealand’s Supreme Court Denies Jehovah’s Witnesses Appeal
A Landmark Ruling: New Zealand’s Supreme Court Denies Jehovah’s Witnesses Appeal “Survivors will feel ecstatic it has finally come to an end and the Jehovah’s Witnesses are no longer trying to escape scrutiny.” -Shayne Mechen, Advocate, quoted in RNZ article “Supreme Courte dismissed Jehovah’s Witnesses final appeal for Abuse in Case exemption.” On September 16th, […]