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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UK court: Jehovah's Witnesses not liable for rape by elder

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The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization isn't liable for an elder who raped a member of his congregation more than three decades ago.

The decision overturned rulings by lower courts that awarded 62,000 pounds ($77,500) for the emotional harm suffered by a Welsh woman who was raped in 1990.

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