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Assistant DA Rhonnie Jaus, head of the child sex abuse division, said 38 individuals had been prosecuted so far with 14 abusers jailed.
Sentences varied from one month to 20 years for crimes including sex abuse, attempted kidnapping and sodomy.However 24 alleged paedophiles were not jailed. In some instances, the case against them collapsed when victims and their families backed out of giving evidence in court following pressure from the religious community, according to the assistant DA.
Authorities have another 47 cases pending.
The Orthodox Jewish organisation Agudath Israel of America, which has its headquarters in Manhattan, rules that anyone who claims to have been sexually abused by another Jew must consult rabbis first.Only then is the decision made whether to go to secular authorities.
Child sex abuse scandal rocks Orthodox Jewish community after 85 arrested | Mail Online
Seeded on Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:44 PM EST
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A difficult case to explain away as one or two rouge "holy men." This is however, exactly what can be expected from when misogyny, and shame of all things sexual are preached constantly from the pulpits of the religious world.
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#1 - Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:59 PM EST*shakes head* first the orthodox catholics, now the orthodox jewish. Im glad I escaped from the religion gulag.
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#2 - Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:00 PM ESTDisgusting. 85 people in such a small community?? Tells you a lot about their values.
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