Silent Lambs: Jehovah’s Witness and child sexual abuse in New Zealand

Frame: Short Documentaries

23 Jul 2018

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Best known for their door-to-door evangelising, Jehovah’s Witnesses are on a quest to save the ‘wicked’ from damnation. For victims of sexual abuse within the organisation, however, that quest has seen perpetrators shielded from justice.

Best known for their door-to-door evangelising, Jehovah’s Witnesses are on a quest to save the ‘wicked’ from damnation. For victims of sexual abuse within the organisation, however, that quest has seen perpetrators shielded from justice.

Produced as part of the Frame series, a partnership between Wrestler and the Spinoff, with support from RNZ. Directed by Amy Parsons-King and Rebekah Parsons-King.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

www.thespinoff.co.nz

Read more about the documentary here:

https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-best-of/23-07-2018/silent-lambs-child-sexual-abuse-and-the-jehovahs-witness/

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