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On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:54 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: > Jewish men arrested after allegedly photographing sex abuse victim on > witness stand > > Nechemya Weberman / CBS New York (CBS) NEW YORK - Four orthodox Jewish > men were arrested Thursday for allegedly taking pictures of a teenage > girl while she testified she was sexually abused by another orthodox > man. > The men were attending the trial of Nechemya Weberman, who is accused > of forcing the girl, who was sent to him for counseling at the age of > 12, to perform oral sex on him over a period of three years. > > The New York Times reports that according to a Brooklyn prosecutor's > spokesperson, the men allegedly uploaded at least one of the > photographs, taken on cell phones, to Twitter. > > "The message they're trying to send to victims in this community is to > keep quiet," says Ben Hirsch, the president of Survivors for Justice, > an advocacy and educational group on issues of sexual abuse within the > orthodox community. "If you step out of line, you're not safe. The > judge, the DA, they cannot protect you. We're going to get you. We're > going to expose you." > > Weberman and the alleged victim, now 17, are both members of the ultra- > orthodox Satmar sect, an insular Jewish community based in Brooklyn, > N.Y. The girl was reportedly sent to Weberman for counseling because > she was behaving in a "rebellious" manner, including reading People > magazine and wearing stockings that were not considered thick enough > to adhere to the strict modesty standards of the community. > > "To an outsider, the reasons they were forcing her into counseling are > hard to fathom," says Hirsch. But, he says, the girl's parents > "trusted" Weberman, and were told that if she did not receive his > counseling, she would be kicked out of school. > > Weberman is accused of, among other things, forcing the girl to > perform oral sex on him during these "counseling" sessions. > > "He is charismatic," says Hirsch. "And he was the go-to guy for > 'troubled' kids. If people believed their child was leaving the fold > they would go to him. Parents sought him out and trusted him." > > Hirsch says that he wasn't surprised to learn of the alleged > photographing, saying that the leadership of the ultra-orthodox > community sees the girl's accusations and testimony as "dragging the > community through the mud." > > "This conduct is par for the course," says Hirsch. "If you don't toe > the line, there are no rules." > > Over the summer, four men from the Satmar sect were arrested for > allegedly attempting to keep the girl from testifying against Weberman > by offering her a $500,000 bribe. According to the Brooklyn District > Attorney's office, Jacob Berger, Joseph Berger, Hertzka Berger and > Abraham Rubin were charged with counts including aggravated harassment > and coercion. The case is pending. > > The four men arrested on Thursday have been identified by the Brooklyn > prosecutor as Joseph Fried, Yona Weisman, Abraham Zupnick and Lemon > Juice. They are expected to be arraigned on charges of criminal > contempt Friday afternoon. > > On Apr 3, 7:03 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** > > BareNakedIslam posted: "Crazed Muslim, Haamid Zaid, 33, crashes > through > > a Walmart store window in San Jose, and then runs around the store > > attacking customers. Fortunately some brave customers tackled him to the > > ground and held him until police came. Zaid's mother said it was ve" > > New post on *BARE NAKED ISLAM* > > <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> SUDDEN JIHAD SYNDROME at > > Walmart!< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome-at-wal...> > > by > > BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> > > > > Crazed Muslim, Haamid Zaid, 33, crashes through a Walmart store window in > > San Jose, and then runs around the store attacking customers. Fortunately > > some brave customers tackled him to the ground and held him until police > > came. 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