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Category Archives: Abuse
Haaretz: Israel Becoming a ‘Refuge for Pedophiles,’ Warns Advocate for Child Sex Abuse Victims
Chaim Amalek writes: “When Moshiach comes any ‘journalist’ who dares publish such a story where goyim might see it will be torn apart by packs of wild dogs.” From Haaretz: Israel has become a safe haven for Jewish pedophiles from … Continue reading
New York Nursing Home With Ties to ultra-Orthodox Charities Faces Medicaid Ban
Report: Bronxwood Home for the Aged could soon be required to pay $6.9 million in restitution to New York State and be kicked out of Medicaid for three years over administrative violations. …OMIG found 133 documents provided by Bronxwood that … Continue reading
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CHILD ABUSE ALLEGATIONS PLAGUE THE HASIDIC COMMUNITY
Newsweek: While there is no evidence that child abuse is any more likely to occur in ultra-Orthodox schools than in public or secular institutions, stories like Reizes’s—an alleged abuser sheltered and victims unwilling to talk for fear of losing the … Continue reading
Malcolm Turnbull under pressure after George Christensen likens Safe Schools program to paedophile grooming
The Sydney Morning Herald: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure to slap down a conservative Coalition MP who has likened the Safe Schools anti-bullying program to grooming undertaken by sexual predators. Outspoken Queensland backbencher George Christensen on Thursday claimed … Continue reading
Bronx Rabbi Who Had Sauna Chats Is Stepping Down
New York Times: The prominent senior rabbi of a Bronx synagogue who drew scrutiny for naked sauna chats with boys as young as 12 is stepping down. The rabbi, Jonathan Rosenblatt, had fought hard to keep his job at Riverdale … Continue reading
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Florida teen arrested after posing as doctor, opening medical practice
Seven out of eight black doctors depended upon affirmative action to get into medical school. Do you want an affirmative action doctor? Black doctors suffer from huge rates of malpractice. REPORT: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida teen was … Continue reading
More fallout from ‘crusading Rolling Stone writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely’
Newsweek reports: On October 9, 2015, a former Philadelphia altar boy reported to the office of Dr. Stephen Mechanick to undergo a court-ordered forensic psychiatric evaluation. It took nearly three hours because the two men had a lot of ground … Continue reading
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WP: Prominent Manhattan E.R. doctor, author, TED-talker charged with sexually abusing patients
I love this story. I yearn for the disgrace of every Ted talker. I’m not proud of this part of myself, but I have to admit I have a problem before I can get help. If you know any Ted … Continue reading
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The Reverend Peter Ball Held On Child Abuse Charges
Comment: “Reverend Peter Ball (really) a very senior English Anglican cleric was recently imprisoned, at an advanced age, for various sexual molestations of young male acolytes who had sought his spiritual guidance. The Rev. Ball, was particular noted for his … Continue reading
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Bill Clinton’s FBI Head Is Called In to Show Bill Clinton ‘Not Present’ at Jeffrey Epstein Underage Sex Orgy
Breitbart: Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz has retained former President Bill Clinton’s FBI director to help show Clinton was not present at alleged sex orgies thrown by his former client, a convicted pedophile and close Clinton friend. Clinton’s friendship with a … Continue reading
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