Jehovah’s Witness Sexual Abuse Class Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JW Toronto October 2, 2017 Jehovah’s Witness Sexual Abuse Class Action Toronto law firm McPhadden Samac Tuovi Haté LLP announced today that it had commenced a class action in Ontario against 3 Jehovah’s Witness organizations, one in Canada and two in the United States. The amount claimed on behalf of current and former Jehovah’s Witness is the sum of $66,000,000. The case has been brought on behalf of current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses who claim they were sexually assaulted by Elders of the organization. There is also a class of claimants composed of those who allege that when they were children they were sexually assaulted by adult Jehovah’s Witnesses. The action has been commenced on behalf of all those affected, regardless of where in Canada they reside. While the name of the proposed representative plaintiff has been disclosed in the Statement of Claim, a discreet and confidential claims process whereby the identities of other claimants are not disclosed will be sought. Victims may contact the law firm in confidence at www.mcst.ca . They are encouraged to complete the online questionnaire to provide particulars of their situation. The defendants have not yet been served with the Statement of Claim but will be served in the near future. A motion to certify the action as a class proceeding will be brought after the defendants have been served with the claim. Contact: Bryan C. McPhadden Phone: (416) 601-1020 Fax: (416) 601-1721 Email: bmcphadden@mcst.ca Jehovah’s Witness Class Action Sexual Abuse QuestionnaireTell us a little about yourself. Your Name* First Last Your Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code CountryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSudan, SouthSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.YemenZambiaZimbabwe Country Your Email Address* Email Address Confirm Email Address Your PhoneAre you a current or former Jehovah’s Witness?*YesNoWere you sexually abused while you were still a Jehovah’s Witness?*YesNoWere you sexually abused when you were a child/minor?YesNoWhen were you sexually assaulted?Where were you sexually assaulted?Were you sexually assaulted by an Elder?YesNoWhat is the name of the Elder?Were you sexually assaulted by another Jehovah’s Witness?YesNoWhat is the name of that Jehovah Witness?Is there anything else you would like to add?Please let us know what's on your mind. Have a question for us? Ask away.Additional CommentHelp Us reduce Spam.Please complete the "captcha" field below to prove that you're not a spammer. Thanks.CAPTCHA