Why My Jehovah’s Witness Parents Kept My Abuse Silent

CW: CSA. Jacinta LeGore was born and raised in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. After being forced to confess that she had been CSA’d, then subsequently punished for it, it lead her down a shame spiral. Feeling worthless, she decided to get married at 16 to hopefully heal the part of her that the Elders and her parents thought was “impure”. The marriage ended up being another painful situation which ended in being disfellowshipped. She was immediately cut off from her family and friends, with no real lifeline in the outside world.  When Jacinta became pregnant, her parents expected to see the chiId, because a loophole states that if someone has never been baptized, one does not have to shun them. However, they were still actively shunning Jacinta, treating her less than human, so she cut off all contact. Jacinta’s parents threatened her with “grandparents’ legal rights” when she would no longer let them see her daughter, even though she was disfellowshipped and cut off herself. The final straw came when  she picked up her daughter from her parents’ and the person who ab*sed her was there. Now she is navigating life, choosing to keep toxic relationships far from her and her daughter for her own mental health.  Click here to watch on YouTube Find and support Jacinta IG @piercingsbyjacintah  Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:11 Jacinta’s Strict ChiIdhood in the JW's 00:08:15 CW: CSA, Damaging Experiences as a ChiId 00:13:23 CW: CSA, Jacinta’s Judicial Process experience 00:19:30 Punishment & Choosing to Get Married at 16 00:23:55 Life After Getting Married 00:27:43 The End of Jacinta’s Marriage and Being Disfellowshipped 00:34:10 Shunning Jacinta has Received From Her Parents 00:38:21 Persecution Complex of High Control Groups 00:42:10 The Aftermath of Setting Boundaries With Parents 00:45:54 Deconstructing the JW's 00:49:36 How Jacinta is doing now 00:53:52 Linda, listen 00:55:10 Final thoughts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.