What was the reasoning behind not reporting such crimes?

[Jack Ryan]

The Royal Commission in Australia brought forth the fact that JW Elders never called the police on pedophiles in over 55 years. Not even in instances where the abuser were the parents or immediate family members.

[Witness]

Why spoil this superficial image that the organization tries desperately to maintain?

“Watch Yourselves for You Are Being Watched!”

Watchtower 1960 8/15 pp 503-508 - Instead of producing the “works of the flesh,” what kind of fruitage do witnesses of Jehovah bear?  ¹² So it is, by observing the conduct of Jehovah’s witnesses, people see that here is a good, upright and godly organization. …

They also see that here is a clean and virtuous organization whose members have “put off the works belonging to darkness,” who are not walking “in revelries and drunken bouts, not in illicit intercourse and loose conduct, not in strife and jealousy,” and who are not “planning ahead for the desires of the flesh.

“People of good will also see this tremendous difference and they are attracted to this clean organization, recognizing that here Jehovah’s spirit is dwelling.”—2 John 10, 11.

Now that we know what lies under the surface –we should be able to surmise God’s spirit does not dwell in the Watchtower.

“Woe to those who call evil good
    and good evil,
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.

²¹ Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
    and clever in their own sight. (Matt 24:48-51)

²² Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine (Rev 14:8; 18:3)
    and champions at mixing drinks,
²³ who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
    but deny justice to the innocent.  Isa 5:20-23