Trial scheduled for Jehovah s Witnesses elders accused of failing to report sexual abuse In this file photo from March 26, 2021, Michael Penkava, left, and Colin Scott appear over video conference in court with Judge Mark Gerhardt, center, at the Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center in Woodstock. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 5/27/2021 12:38 PM
Two Jehovah s Witnesses elders accused of failing to notify police that a congregant was sexually abusing a child are scheduled for a joint trial in July.
Jehovah s Witnesses elder Michael Penkava, 72, of Crystal Lake, and Colin Scott, 87, of Cary, were charged in November with violating reporting provisions. Both men are accused of failing to notify police about a church member who later was convicted of sexually abusing a child.
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