JW Community Podcast

In this episode I interview Ruben Ortiz, the founder of one of the biggest ex JW support groups on Facebook. Ruben talks about his life as a Jehovahs Witness, and the two words that woke him. He also discusses the joys and trials of running a support group of over 12000 members.

In this eposide I interview two lawyers experienced in bringing civil cases against organisations who are vicariously liable for sexual abuse suffered by children. One of only three law firms in the country who have worked on behalf of victims of Jehovahs Witness child sexual abusers, Hugh James is a law firm with offices in London and Cardiff. Alan Collins and Samuel Barker have thoroughly researched the issues of Watchtower Society and understand the unique factors that make it hard for former members of Jehovah's Witnesses to disclose their abuse.
They explain how Watchtower can be held liable in court for the child sexual abuse, and why bringing a civil case against the organisation is just as important as bringing a criminal case against the abuser.
If you wish to talk to Alan or Samuel about a possible case they will travel to you, or meet you wherever you feel most able to talk comfortably.
Hugh James website: https://www.hughjames.com/
Alan Collins can be reached here: https://www.hughjames.com/person/alan-collins-sexual-abuse-solicitor/
Samuel Barker can be reached here: https://www.hughjames.com/person/samuel-barker/

If you wish to be part of a submission to IICSA and have a specific greivance that you are willing to add in confidence to the submission please contact me via Facebook or email me at [email protected] (DO NOT give me details of your submission, I will pass your name on to Samuel who put together the submission).

‘Lara Kaput and Louise Goode interview Steven Unthank. Find out how he killed off the 'faithful and discreet slave', how he got Jehovah's Witnesses included in the Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission, how he got the Watch Tower Society to swear under oath in a court case that he was not an apostate, and how he managed to have the website JWLEAKS.ORG declared 'not an apostate website' by the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses

Link to the transcript of the video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JWPodcast/ then find the PDF in 'group files'.

An interview with two fascinating woman about how they navigated the cult, and two very different experiences of discovering they were gay.
Listen to life stories of Raika and Suzi, what their lives were like in the cult, how they woke up, how they came out, and how they have managed their lives outside the cult.
Raika shares her extremely personal journey through childhood abuse, marriage and betrayal, suicide and her subsequent life after leaving the cult.
Suzi talks about how it is to be reinstated solely to satisfy family, and then to be double shunned due to a refusal to deny her authentic self.

An interview with the other fascinating and formidable activist you have never heard of.
Lara and I speak to the creator of the website Avoid JW, which Watchtower Society has spent considerable time, effort and money on trying to eradicate from the internet.
Listen to Jason Wynne talk about the secret agenda behind judicial committees that he believes should be made public so that all Jehovah's Witnesses can know the criteria they are really being judged by.
Jason also discusses the situation in Ireland where elders helped his family report a case of child abuse to the police that did not involve a Jehovah's Witness, but then refused to report a case of child abuse to the police when the perpetrator was a Jehovah's Witness. Find out the incredible action Jason took, that made him public enemy No1 in Ireland.