Church faces abuse complaints Jehovah's Witness policy: Address issues internally By ANNMARIE TIMMINS Monitor staff November 22. 2004 8:15AM When Sara Poission suspected her husband was abusing their daughters 20 years ago, she took her fears to the leaders of her Jehovah's Witness congregation in Wilton. Poisson regrets deeply that she followed the advice she says she received: Pray more, be a better wife and keep quiet. "I was a puppet," said Poisson, now of Claremont. "It was 'God says you are a screw-up, so fix yourself and it will stop.'" The church never reported Poisson's former husband, Paul Berry,...