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Ultra-orthodox Jews
The New York community of ultra-Orthodox Jews has faced a backlash for
asking observant Jews to consult a rabbi instead of going immediately
to police with evidence of child sexual abuse.
Similar cases have sprung in other cities, including Baltimore and
Miami, involving allegations of sexual misconduct by orthodox Jewish
leaders.
The case involving Rabbi Shmuel Krawatsky, formerly of the Beth Tfiloh
Dahan Community School in Baltimore, involves the alleged abuse of at
least three boys at a summer camp.
According to a report by The Jewish Week, the rabbi, who was naked and
alone in a pool changing room with two alleged victims, touched the
boys inappropriately before asking them to touch his \"private parts\"
in exchange for $100.\"
The report also states that the rabbi threatened the young boys not to
tell their parents.
Given the faith\'s shroud of secrecy there is no hard data regarding
the number of potential abuse victims in the Orthodox Jewish
community. Experts estimate that there could be thousands of victims
dating back decades.
The principle of mesirah forbids reporting a Jewish practitioner to
secular authorities. Issues are supposed to be handled internally
within the greater faith community.
The New York community of ultra-Orthodox Jews has faced a backlash for
asking observant Jews to consult a rabbi instead of going immediately
to police with evidence of child sexual abuse.
Similar cases have sprung in other cities, including Baltimore and
Miami, involving allegations of sexual misconduct by orthodox Jewish
leaders.
The case involving Rabbi Shmuel Krawatsky, formerly of the Beth Tfiloh
Dahan Community School in Baltimore, involves the alleged abuse of at
least three boys at a summer camp.
According to a report by The Jewish Week, the rabbi, who was naked and
alone in a pool changing room with two alleged victims, touched the
boys inappropriately before asking them to touch his \"private parts\"
in exchange for $100.\"
The report also states that the rabbi threatened the young boys not to
tell their parents.
Given the faith\'s shroud of secrecy there is no hard data regarding
the number of potential abuse victims in the Orthodox Jewish
community. Experts estimate that there could be thousands of victims
dating back decades.
The principle of mesirah forbids reporting a Jewish practitioner to
secular authorities. Issues are supposed to be handled internally
within the greater faith community.