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Prosecutors Drop Charges In Brooklyn Sex Abuse Case

From JTA on 6/27/2012 at 6:24 PM

Categories: Religion, Legal, United States

Prosecutors Drop Charges In Brooklyn Sex Abuse Case

Prosecutors dropped all charges against a group of men who were accused of sexually abusing a young Brooklyn haredi Orthodox woman for eight years. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges on Tuesday against four Crown Heights men accused of raping and forcing the woman to serve as a prostitute in their neighborhood since she was 13, according to reports. A Brooklyn judge dismissed the case after questions arose about prosecutors withholding evidence that suggested the men were not …More

6/11/12 Round UP AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 6/11/2012 at 11:12 AM

Categories: Politics, World, Israel

6/11/12 Round UP AM Edition

Writer and psychologist Irvin Yalom publishes a new book that puts him in touch with his Jewish roots. [Israel Hayom] Israeli leaders called for international action to be taken to stop the massacre occurring in Syria. [Israel Hayom] The plans for Kulturfest: The First Chana Mlotek International Festival of Jewish Performing Arts will be announced Tuesday at a gala honoring Neil Sedaka and others at Town Hall in Manhattan. [The New York Times] Sex abuse victims in Brooklyn often do not come forward. [The …More

  • Rabbi Pinchas Abuhatssira
  • Rebbetzin Bruria Zvuluni
  • Irvin Yalom
  • A poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from a rally outside the Syrian Embassy.
  • Actors in "Shiemiel the First"