crazies come from all sorts of religions. On Apr 3, 10:59 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > And the point to this story is? > > 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. Zaid's mother said it was very out of character for him to do this. > > > GroundZeroMosque > > > > Read more of this > > > post< > >http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome-at-wal...> > > > *BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1>* | April 2, > > > 2013 at 8:16 pm | Categories: Islam in > > > America< > >http://www.barenakedislam.com/?taxonomy=category&term=islam-in-america>| > > > URL:http://wp.me/p276zM-S7N > > > > Comment< > >http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome-at-wal...> > > > See all comments< > >http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome-at-wal...> > > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > > > Subscriptions< > >https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > >http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome-at-wal... > > > -- > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. 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