Jehovah’s Witnesses could face child sex abuse inquiry

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse says there have been ‘a considerable number’ of complaints against the group

A Jehovah's Witnesses assembly gathering of 30.000 believers in Villepinte, Paris, in 2011
(Image credit: Martin Bureau/AFP?Getty Imgaes)

Jehovah’s Witnesses are facing the possibility of an independent investigation into allegations of child sex abuse in the church.

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