Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, “Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15”
“The rape was not so closely connected with acts that Mark Sewell was authorised to do that it can fairly and properly be regarded as committed by him while acting in the course of his quasi-employment as an elder.”
Supreme Court judgment of 26 April 2023 allowing the congregation’s appeal on vicarious liability. Paragraph 20 records: “On 2 July 2014, Mark Sewell was convicted of raping Mrs B and of 7 counts of indecently assaulting CXC and another individual. He was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.”
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Provenance and verification note for Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15
Confidence note. Opened in full at Find Case Law (caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk) on 19 September 2026; paragraphs 20 and 81 quoted verbatim. The supremecourt.uk case page returns 404.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-uksc-2023-0426-barry-congregation-v-bxb