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October 08, 2006
"Nightline" to Investigate Jewish Child Sexual Abuse Case
(the following information comes from the Jewish Stamford discussion group)
"Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community" will be the focus of ABC's late-night news program Nightline on Monday, October 9 at 11:30 pm. Host Cynthia McFadden will investigate the Avrohom Mondrowitz child sex abuse case.
Rabbi Mark Dratch, Founder and CEO of JSafe, The Jewish Institute Supporting an Abuse-Free Environment, will appear on the program discussing the use and abuse of Jewish law in the community's response to abuse victims and their perpetrators. One of Mondrowitz's alleged victims and others involved in the case will appear.
According to an article in the Jewish Forward on July 28, 2006:
"Avrohom Mondrowitz was indicted in 1984 on four counts of sodomy and eight counts of sexual abuse in the first degree after years as a school counselor in the Brooklyn Orthodox community. Three of Mondrowitz's alleged victims, who had not been aware of the original investigation, recently approached an Orthodox lawyer who has passionately taken up the case. One of those men has since given his testimony to the Brooklyn district attorney's office, which would be responsible for requesting extradition. Another of the victims plans to go to the district attorney, Charles Hynes, in the next week.The district attorney preceding Hynes had pushed for Mondrowitz's extradition from Israel in the 1980s, but Hynes dropped the effort after he was elected in 1989, according to recently released government documents. The new set of victims to come forward say they are pained by Mondrowitz's continuing freedom, and the lack of effort by Hynes and the Orthodox community in pursuing the suspected abuser.
Van | 10/08/06 at 07:56 AM | Categories: Doing Jewish
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Comments
So did you watch the show? I forgot to watch it so I was hoping you all would have an update with an analysis...
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