PHILADELPHIA — Five Jehovah’s Witnesses have been charged with raping and exploiting children as part of a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation into the organization’s handling of sexual abuse cases.
State Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the charges Friday and said the cases were connected to Witness congregations across the state, and that some of the sexual assaults occurred decades ago.
The incidents shared a common thread, Henry said: Each of the abusers found their victims through the church and then exploited them.
