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Thought that the Watchtower provided the names as a response to a request for all the cases of sexual child abuse on file. (The cases cover quite a range that might not always be defined as criminal child sexual abuse, but it was the Watchtower intending to provide cases that fell under this definition.) Also, it wasn't 1006 incidents, but 1,006 files about the abusers. Therefore the number of incidents was higher than the 1,006 cases of abusers.
I also understand that several of the cases have already been turned over to the authorities based on time that has past, and evidence of criminality. A few of these have already hit local Australian papers. I've been sent 4 of them, and told about others, but I am not interested in posting them. Enough of that happens by others. (In one of the cases, where the person is much older now, the authorities decided not to prosecute, stating that his disfellowshipping by his congregation had already produced a severe punishment. I guess they consider disfellowshipping to be a bit like a prison sentence.)

@Allen Smith - most can see through the sensationalist language used, but it is reporting a true story.
How naive are you?
Victim: "I was attacked and beaten, and I have life-changing injuries which will require therapy for the rest of my life!"
Allen: "You are very brave to speak up. There, there. Now don't you feel better?"
Victim: "So is my attacker to be penalized for what he did?"
Allen: "You having a voice is enough. On your way."
"Some here claim"? Hahaha. This is what Watchtower Australia claimed - they categorized the 1006 cases as child sexual abuse allegations. (Idiot.)
 

Then you may have missed his strongly-worded comments against the Catholic hierarchy and his persistent efforts to call its leadership to account.
http://www.zalkin.com/blog/irwin-zalkin-statement-on-vatican-refusal-to-comply-with-u-n-committee-report/
https://web.archive.org/web/20160824114318/http://www.zalkin.com/blog/irwin-zalkin-statement-on-vatican-refusal-to-comply-with-u-n-committee-report/
http://www.pressherald.com/2010/10/26/records-document-decades-of-abuse-by-priests_2010-10-26/
Rodrigue later admitted he had molested between four to five children a year over a span of 22 years, said Irwin Zalkin, an attorney for the plaintiffs. About 30 people filed lawsuits against the diocese alleging sexual abuse against the priest, who died within the last year, he said.
“He was probably one of the most prolific abusers in this diocese. … And they knew about this guy from his days in the seminary but kept him in ministry,” Zalkin said.
Attorneys are still trying for the release of an additional 2,000 pages of documents.
http://www.10news.com/news/abuse-victims-want-convicted-priest-relieved-of-duties
"That's outrageous," said sex abuse attorney Irwin Zalkin, reacting to the fact that a convicted priest was still with the church. "But that was part of the practice that has existed within the church as a whole, certainly within the Diocese of San Diego, and I have no doubt is a problem in Latin America and Mexico."
Zalkin said there is no provision in the 2007 settlement with the Catholic Church that says "Thou shall not hire pedophile priests, but one would hope that after what we've been through for the past almost decade, with the exposure of these documents, with the litigation, with the payment of almost $200 million, they'd get the right idea and start vetting who they're hiring."
https://youtu.be/BdC2D9YYM5I?t=37s (interview with Associated Press)
 

The one with Harry Holt does. But she and her younger sister Alison related their stories about their father's abuse back in 2002 (see the documentary below - it's cued up at the right place). Stories like this are hitting the news outlets at the moment, no doubt because there is a campaign to have the UK JWs' child abuse allegation procedures officially investigated due to failings that have come to light in high profile cases over the past few years.
 
 

In the northern hemisphere, we are an the end of the harvest season, before the winter cold sets in.  The markets have moved from emphasis on greens, to the bright colors of local pumpkins, winter squash and the multiple varieties of apples.  In our own little garden, two small boys planted two small hills of pumpkins in the late spring.  Each boy was given three pumpkin seeds that they carefully planted in their designated hill, patting the soil with care and hope, for a productive harvest. Once sprouted, only two vines were allowed to grow on each hill. 
 As summer went by, the vines from both hills entangled together, and glossy large leaves hid any possibility of identifying the ownership of the pumpkins that grew.  Not until the leaves dried and fell off the vine, did they realize that their earlier perception of which hill grew which pumpkin, had been wrong. We followed the source of the vines and were surprised that the hill which seemed to produce the majority of the small harvest of pumpkins had only produced one. 
“Two” symbolizes truth in the scriptures. John 8:17  Two ‘hills’ or ‘mountains’ are present during this time of the end, each purporting to speak truth; each pronouncing that Christ’s final harvest is upon us, and each declaring an ingathering of righteous hearted ones.   One is a counterfeit of the other.  The “mountainlike organization” known as the Watchtower, teaches it has ‘harvested’ people unto Christ…should we guess, since its inception? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A17&version=CSB
Wt. 2001/7/15, pp 10-15 -  In an article entitled “Anointed to Preach,” Zion’s Watch Tower of July/August 1881 said: “The preaching of the good news . . . is going on ‘to the meek’—those willing and able to hear, in order to develop from among them the body of Christ, the joint heirs.” God’s HARVEST WORKERS often met people as these were leaving church services and gave them tracts containing Scriptural messages designed to evoke a favorable response in deserving ones. After a reappraisal of the effectiveness of this method of witnessing, the Watch Tower of May 15, 1903, urged harvest workers to distribute the tracts “from house to house, on Sunday forenoons.
The “good news” of 1881 expressed Armageddon’s arrival in 1914; thus, it had to be placed somewhere in the Watchtower’s annals that the harvest of the end of the age, had changed.
From “God’s Kingdom Rules”, chapter 9:
“The same order of events is seen in Jesus’ parable about the harvest of the wheat, where he states: “The harvest is a conclusion of a system of things.” Thus, the HARVEST SEASON and the conclusion of this system of things BEGAN at the same time—in 1914.” 
Rather confusing, isn’t it? Were the harvest workers in 1881 bringing the true message from God?  Do you struggle to believe BOTH recent publications printed since the year 2,000?
As said, there are two opposing “mountains” during the time of the end – the true “Zion” and the counterfeit.  Watchtower will boast,
“THE WONDERS ABOUT JEHOVAH’S ORGANIZATION, OR “ZION” AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL PARADISE MUST BE JOYFULLY PASSED ON “TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.” Wt. 15/7/15 pp. 7-11
God’s definition of Zion is far different than the Watchtower promotes. Daughter Zion is not an organization, nor does it refer to every “Jehovah’s Witness”.  It refers to “chosen” people who, if faithful will serve God and Christ eternally as “priests and kings” in God’s Kingdom, and are the spiritual descendants of Jacob and the dwelling of God’s Temple.  The end harvest is directed toward the anointed under the New Covenant promise, followed by their brethren that reside with them.  Both are found on the counterfeit “mountain”, the Watchtower Organization.  Zech 4:6,7; Isa 43:10; 1 Pet 2:5,9,10; Gal 4:26; 1 Cor 15:23
I noticed as the garden’s growing season progressed, I was continually plucking off diseased and rotten fruit, hoping to promote a healthier harvest of pumpkins.  Spiritually, we are “harvested” by the deep set intentions of our heart, known only to God and Jesus. If we choose to live in the “diseased” and spiritually “famished” environment of the Watchtower, we are rejected as unworthy for eternal life in God’s Kingdom. Matt 13:18-23; Heb 4:12 
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zech+4%3A6%2C7%3B+Isa+43%3A10%3B+1+Pet+2%3A5%2C9%2C10%3B+Gal+4%3A26%3B+1+Cor+15%3A23%3B+Matt+13%3A18-23%3B+Heb+4%3A12++&version=CSB
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord.”  Amos 8:11
 “Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit.  And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”
So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”
Then the Lord said to me:
“The end has come upon My people Israel;
I will not pass by them anymore.
 And the songs of the temple
Shall be wailing in that day,”
Says the Lord God—
“Many dead bodies everywhere,
They shall be thrown out in silence.”  Amos 8:1-3
The Temple today are the anointed in Christ, who are ZION and spiritual “Israel”.  Amos wrote these words concerning the idol worship established by Jeroboam in Samaria (meaning “watch tower”/”watch mountain”) during his prosperous reign.  No doubt the nation was convinced they still worshiped God, through their calf idols. Jeroboam was successful in directing the people’s worship away from the true temple in Jerusalem, and the people didn’t question his authority. This is the same tactic used today in the organization.  1 Pet 2:5,9,10; 1 Cor 3:16,17;2 Cor 6:16; Rom 2:29; Acts 17:24 
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Pet+2%3A5%2C9%2C10%3B+1+Cor+3%3A16%2C17%3B2+Cor+6%3A16%3B+Rom+2%3A29%3B+Acts+17%3A24++&version=CSB
Watchtower asks, “Are we going to remain loyal to Jehovah AND (along with) his organization?”  Wt 02/4/1
The true Mount “Zion” is not an idea manufactured within the minds and hearts of false prophets, such as the golden calves Jeroboam positioned at the far reaches of his empire. 1 Kings 12:28-31  It is within the hearts of those God has chosen as his “occupied home”; his “dwelling”.  1 John4:13; 2 Tim 1:14; 1 Cor 3:16; Rom.8:9  
We are all facing the culmination of the harvest. If our love for God is heartfelt and sincere, and we desire to serve him with our whole heart, mind and soul, we are to gather at the authentic, spiritual Mount Zion and God’s sanctuary.  Mark 12:33
Please, JWs, don’t be fooled by the apparent beauty and appeal of the Watchtower, which is manifested in Satan’s world.  His creative and alluring deception will be stripped bare, while the true Zion will fill the earth with God’s glory.  Rev 8:8,9;21:1-4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12%3A28-31%3B+1+John4%3A13%3B+2+Tim+1%3A14%3B+1+Cor+3%3A16%3B+Rom.8%3A9%3B+Mark+12%3A33%3B+Rev+8%3A8%2C9%3B21%3A1-4+++&version=CSB
The following is from Pearl Doxsey's article, "The Rise of Zion"  (4 woman in the wilderness)
2 IN THE LAST DAYS (2Tim.3:1,5,7-8; Matt.24:3; Rev.1:10)
the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
    and ALL NATIONS WILL STREAM TO IT.
3 Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD
(Isa.56:7; 2Pet.1:18; Zech.8:2-3; Joel3:17; Rev.14:1),
to the TEMPLE (1Pet.2:5; 1Cor.3:16; Eph.2:20-22,10) of the God of JACOB (Isa.10:20-21).
He will teach us his ways (Matt.28:20; Mal.2:7),
so that we may walk IN HIS PATHS.” 
(Isa.30:21; 40:3; 11:16; Mal.3:1; 4:5-6; Matt.17:11,3,2; Mal.4:1-3; Rev.1:16)
The law will go out FROM ZION (Ps.110:2; Rev.14:1,3; 1Cor.14:15; 4:1; Rev.5:9,10; Isa.48:20),
the word of the Lord FROM JERUSALEM (Rev.21:2,3; 3:12).
4 HE WILL JUDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONS AND WILL SETTLE DISPUTES FOR MANY PEOPLES.
(Luke12:51; 1Cor.11:18-19; 4:5; 13:10; Rev.1:1; John16:13,8; Ps.94:21; Rev.6:9,11; 13:15,7) 
(Rev.20:11-13; John12:48; Matt.12:36-37; 15:11; 1Cor.3:13-14; 2Cor.5:10; 1Cor.13:10; John16:13; Rev.22:6; Mal.3:1)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation (Rev.17:14; 16:13-16; Matt.24:7,21; Joel2:2,1; Rev.9:7,9,16; 2Cor.10:3-5; Dan.12:7; Rev.6:11;Rom.6:5),
nor will they train for war anymore.
5 Come, DESCENDANTS OF JACOB (Acts2:39; Deut.6:6-8; 1Cor.4:15),
LET US WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD.  Isa 2:1-5
 

Crash course? please explain this crash course and why it does not apply today, but instead a requirement for a year long study is needed? 
 
If he was already a part, then why did he say that he had no understanding of what he was reading? He had no idea who Isaiah was talking about. Surely if he were part of God's people, then he would have known something. Didn't the Jews have an idea that Isaiah was talking about the Messiah? Was this man a Jew? Besides all of this, what was the one thing......not some man made list of requirements or questions......one thing that this man needed from Philip?

Just because this is a controversial section and this point made gave me a thought.
 
Did that thief beside Jesus study for a year? Or how about the eunuch that Philip baptized? 

The picture below was posted by a JW on pinterest.  Frequently, the organization warns against idolatry; yet the most diabolical form of idolatry goes unnoticed - reverence given an earthly organization.
Quote from the Watchtower 05/8/15 p. 31:
“Jehovah God’s GLORY directly lights up this ORGANIZATION, just as the Shechinah cloud illuminated the Most Holy.” 
Isa 42:8
I am YHWH, that is My name;
I will NOT give my GLORY to ANOTHER
Or My praise to IDOLS. 
 
 KR Book chapter 20, pp. 209-219:
“Their work brings PRAISE to Jehovah and his ORGANIZATION.”
Isa 42:8, again:
I am YHWH, that is My name;
I will NOT give my GLORY to ANOTHER
Or My PRAISE to IDOLS. 
 
“Little children, keep yourselves from IDOLS. Amen.”  1 John 5:21
 
 
 
 

Do you work closely with children? In the States it's the standard that individuals who work with children are mandated reporters. That makes it a crime not to report an allegation. And child abuse allegations are perceived differently than adult rape cases. I haven't heard of mandated reporting for adult rape, so drawing that comparison isn't effective.
Sadly, children often times do not have an advocate at home in cases of abuse. That's why it's important to report. 

Oh, that certainly explains why the title of this topic even exists.

Unless it can benefit them in Russia.

Scripture supports this "idiom".
"Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the Lord."  Jer 23:16
The entire 'fish' has stunk before, and it can again.
 Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with outstretched necks
And wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will uncover their secret parts.”
 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents;
 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
 and the rings;
The nose jewels,
 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
 And so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
 Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your mighty in the war.
 Her gates shall lament and mourn,
And she being desolate shall sit on the ground.  Isa 3:16-26

Governments are scrutinizing their own policies because they have been found inadequate.
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/violence/clinical-response-csa/en/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/20816521_Incest_victims_Inadequate_help_by_professionals
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ411733
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/18/justice-secretary-urged-to-rewrite-child-sexual-abuse-guidelines
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808730
https://www.ovc.gov/publications/factshts/monograph.htm
https://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/04_02_07.pdf
And lots more, too many to post...

@Elisabeth Dolewka I can't wait for this day when our biggest worry will be what's for dinner!

Why are they not respecting the superior authorities? How does giving this namelist violate our beliefs?

The formal ruling according to the court of appeals document dated Nov. 9, 2017 page. 39 (the link to the document posted by Witness above)
"On the record before us, we are satisfied that the superior court's order was not arbitrary, capricious, or whimsical. To the contrary, the superior court has shown great patience and flexibility in dealing with a recalcitrant litigant who refuses to follow valid orders and merely reiterates losing arguments. We therefore affirm".
Therefore the fine stands.

A group of alleged sexual abuse survivors from across the country have filed a $66-million class action lawsuit against the Jehovah’s Witness, CityNews has learned.
The victims are seeking $20 million for damages from sexual and mental abuse by elders, $20 million for failing to protect children, and another $20 million for breach of duty of care.
links:
http://www.680news.com/2017/10/02/66m-class-action-sex-abuse-suit-filed-jehovahs-witnesses/
http://mcstclassactions.com/
 

FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD DOWN -Idioms
Meaning
It refers to failing organizations and how the blame of it should be on its ‘head’ that is its leadership.
:)) I am not from Turkey, hahah, but not also far away (cca 1800 km). 

If one elder see himself as,not feel he can do so, or not capable, or not fit to catch himself with issue, or not with same thoughts as Company - then would be honestly from him to step away from such position.
Also, elders are not ordinary members of church.
And on - "but anyone else can". No they can not because "anyone else" have not "privileged informations". 

Last sentence would comment.
Bible revealed "mandatory reporting" on its pages. And WT GB very clearly explaining that to its members, to all JW around the World. Anna, you for sure know many bible verses about that and how WT publications interpretations on such issue must be, have be practiced, enforced in all JW congregations.
So, as i see things, G. Jackson just looking for excuses in front ARC.  Here is what was also been said in ARC:
"Mr Geoffrey Jackson agreed that all policies of the JehovahÂ’s Witness organisation are subject to scriptural principles and that the Governing Body approves all policies to ensure that they are in keeping with the Scriptures.96
Branch offices around the world, including the Australia Branch Office,99 may write articles for the Awake! and The Watchtower publications, but the articles must be submitted to the Governing BodyÂ’s Writing Committee for approval.100
Mr Jackson and Mr Toole told the Royal Commission that Branch Offices may adjust policy letters issued by the Governing Body to reflect the requirements of local laws.101 Mr Jackson said that it would be unusual for a Branch Office to publish its own manual or guidelines on responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.102 From at least the 1990s, under the direction of the Governing Body,103 the Australia Branch Office has periodically issued directives in the form of letters addressed to all bodies of elders providing instruction on how to respond to allegations of child sexual abuse.104"
Current policy on child sexual abuse
Mr Spinks told the Royal Commission that the current polices of the JehovahÂ’s Witness organisation for dealing with an allegation of child sexual abuse are outlined in:105
• the Bible (the English edition published by the Jehovah’s Witness organisation is the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
• the current elders’ handbook, Shepherd the Flock of God106
• Jehovah’s Witness organisation publications available to all congregants approaching baptism,107 such as Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will108
• guidelines issued by the Governing Body to all branch offices in August 2013 on how Service Desks should field questions from elders about child abuse matters109
• letters sent to all bodies of elders – in particular, the letter of 1 October 2012,110 which consolidated into one letter the spiritual advice and guidance provided in various letters from preceding years as to how Jehovah’s Witnesses handle allegations of child abuse111
• The Watchtower magazine article entitled ‘Let Us Abhor What is Wicked’, published in January 1997, which clarifies in biblical terms the principles a congregation should have regard to in considering how a ‘child molester’ should be viewed and treated.112
SO BY THIS I WOULD MAKE THIS CONCLUSION;
 DID NOT WT CORPORATION (HQ) BEEN AWARE FOR DECADES ABOUT LAW MANDATORY REPORTING OR NOT REPORTING, NOT ONLY IN AUSTRALIA BUT AROUND THE WORLD'?? IN ALL OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WT COMPANY OPERATE??
AND BECAUSE WT JWORG IS UNIFIED,  IN UNITY AND UNIQUE  AS  GOD'S ORGANIZATION, UNDER THE SAME SPIRIT, AND HAVE SAME TEACHINGS, DOCTRINES AND INSTRUCTIONS AROUND THE WORLD - THEN WHY GB NOT HAVE THE SAME  PROTOCOL AND PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELDERS IN EVERY SINGLE CONGREGATION AND FOR AVERY BRO AND SIS IN THERE'?? IN ONE COUNTRY ELDERS WILL REPORT AND IN OTHER NOT ??????????????
G. JACKSON WAS INSTRUCTED BA LAWYERS WHAT AND HOW TO TESTIMONY. HE WAS NOT GUIDED BY HOLY SPIRIT.
Sorry for big letters. Nothing bad,  no angry mood, just to accent    

GB doing this periodically with excuses/explanation how "new light get brighter", was came on them and because that they changed teaching... and they, GB, literally using words how they not understand something in the past....but  now they do. "Now" will last to another changing of doctrine. 
Is reasoning (rationale) in your sentence possible to apply on GB? :)))

This picture and text about purpose for meeting is proof in a series of evidence about the relationship between religion (particularly JW religion) and politics. 
Now we have at least two possibility.
In first one, JW member (if somehow come to this and similar info) maybe will try to explain to self that it is fine that brother try to do best in "defending and legally establishing of the good news" - no problem if he must for that noble goal "sitting in the same table with devil" and his human servants.  
In second, after hearing or reading such material, mental condition occurs in JW member (or anyone else) which negates reality. Facts, evidence, reality - says one but rooted idea, faith in that what they taught to him, rejecting the possibility that he or his teachers (scholars, catechists) are in the wrong. That mind state calls cognitive dissonance. This disease is sometimes incurable.
 

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This remind me on  WT Letter addressed to all elders to DESTROY all notes and previous  WTLetters  on child molestation issues.

FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD DOWN -Idioms
Meaning
It refers to failing organizations and how the blame of it should be on its ‘head’ that is its leadership.
:)) I am not from Turkey, hahah, but not also far away (cca 1800 km). 

Generally i can agree with thoughts you present here. Because i, as you, want to believe that human are honest and sincere, always.  But i am wrong in such conclusion :)))).
There is a proverb;   "fish stinks from the head"