Created Tue 10th Feb 8:24pm PST by

jsevigny

Will more Hassidic rabbis be arrested for child abuse in 2009?

Background: http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/sexual_abuse_in_brooklyns_hasidic_community_20090202/

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Initial likelihoods: Yes: 55%

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1 week ago

keyeshoveden [Power User]

predicted No (H$10,000 at 76%)

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predicted No (H$5,000 at 65%)

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predicted No (H$5,000 at 56%)

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predicted No (H$50 at 44%)

Comments (6)

conspiracy2riot Level 14, Prophet (H$110,860)

Oy....this is a toughy. I believe more will be 'outed' but I am torn over whether they will be 'arrested'. You know how these religious molestation cases go.....

posted 38 weeks ago

jsevigny

Several have been arrested already, apparently. I'm thinking a wave of arrests and press coverage might bring more charges. On the other hand, the Jewish vatican or whatever they call it, could probably swift these guys off to Isreal the way the Catholic vatican did with the Nazis after WWII.

posted 38 weeks ago

jsevigny

posted 38 weeks ago

conspiracy2riot Level 14, Prophet (H$110,860)

so then does an arrest warrant qualify if the shape shifter has fled the country?

posted 38 weeks ago

capecodviking [Power User]

http://blog.beliefnet.com/crunchycon/2009/02/hasidic-sexual-abuse-scandal.html

posted 30 weeks ago

capecodviking [Power User]

actually the above link is just a blog about the same npr story that was covered in the background for this question. Also interesting tho was searching the jewishjournal.com site for abuse and finding they ran a cover story in 2007: http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/clergy_sexual_misconduct_whats_being_done_to_rein_in_abuse_20070112/

posted 30 weeks ago

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