A former senior member of the Jehovah's Witnesses who repeatedly
molested a teenage girl was stood down as a church elder only to be
later reinstated, a royal commission has heard.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told that former church elder Bill Neill admitted to voyeurism in a meeting in which his accuser was forced to face him. Former circuit overseer Doug Jackson, who was in charge of the investigation, told the commission he did not regard Mr Neill's conduct as criminal at the time, nor did he inform the police.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-jehovahs-witness-sex-predator-reinstated-20150728-gilug6.html
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told that former church elder Bill Neill admitted to voyeurism in a meeting in which his accuser was forced to face him. Former circuit overseer Doug Jackson, who was in charge of the investigation, told the commission he did not regard Mr Neill's conduct as criminal at the time, nor did he inform the police.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-jehovahs-witness-sex-predator-reinstated-20150728-gilug6.html
