On 14 January, after a 22-month trial from March 2023, a judge in the Russian-occupied port city of Sevastopol found two Jehovah's Witnesses, 53-year-old Sergey Zhigalov and 55-year-old Viktor Kudinov, guilty of organising the activities of a banned …

A former Jehovah's Witness has shared her extraordinary journey of leaving behind everything she knew after falling in love with a colleague at TK Maxx.  Madison Wilford, now 22, was born into the religious community, but a life-changing relationship …

David Balosa, 62, was convicted in September 2024 of aggravated indecent assault and related charges after a Philadelphia County jury found he used his position in a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation to befriend a family and later abuse their child in 1998. …

A new sexual abuse lawsuit linked to the Fort Kent Kingdom Hall is seeking accountability on a larger scale. FORT KENT, Maine — A former elder at the Fort Kent Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, convicted last year of child sexual assault, is serving …

A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit against the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Fort Kent alleging that she was sexually assaulted by two elders and a congregant between 1985 and 1993 when she was a member of the congregation. In her lawsuit, 45 …

A Butler County man has been convicted of raping a pre-teen child as a result of a statewide grand jury investigation of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith. A Butler County jury on Friday found Shaun Sheffer, 46, of Harmony guilty of three counts …

Shaun Sheffer, 45, was found guilty this week of multiple charges, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to the AG's Office. The assaults took place between 1995 and …

By Patrick Damp January 17, 2025 / 5:38 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh Former Jehovah Witness convicted of sexually abusing a child Former Jehovah Witness convicted of sexually abusing a child 00:18 BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) - A Butler County Jehovah's …