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Category Archives: Abuse
The bus driver who has raped 12 little boys (and doesn’t think he’s done anything wrong): Why thousands of Pakistani children are falling prey to paedophiles
REPORT: Ijaz, a bus conductor in his early twenties, spends his days travelling through the bustling streets of Peshawar in northern Pakistan, working hard to scrape a living. The pay is low and the hours are long, and Ijaz, like … Continue reading
Life After Leaving Israel’s Ultra Orthodox Jewish Communities
VICE: Growing up as one of 12 siblings in the remote ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Tifrach in Israel, Bar Mayer never touched a boy, went to the movies, or revealed the skin below her collarbones. When she was 17 years … Continue reading
Children Violated In Hancock Park?
This email is going around the Orthodox community of Los Angeles: In addition to the letter below from the RCC, a local menahel has brought to my attention that a State Department source has credible information that there have been … Continue reading
Haaretz: Chicago Orthodox Rabbi Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting 15-year-old Boy
Link: Aryeh “Larry” Dudovitz was found guilty by a Chicago court after nearly two hours of testimony, for assaulting the boy in his home on the Sukkot festival in 2006. A Chicago rabbi was found guilty on Monday of sexually … Continue reading
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Justice Department sues local attorney, CPA for tax fraud
From http://fox5sandiego.com: SAN DIEGO — The federal government has filed suit in San Diego against a former attorney and certified public accountant to bar him from promoting and implementing tax fraud schemes and preparing tax returns for others, the U.S. … Continue reading
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WSJ: Charges Announced in J.P. Morgan Hacking Case
From the Wall Street Journal: In one of the biggest cybercrimes in history, federal prosecutors say, three men stole data on more than 100 million people from a dozen companies’ computers and used a vast global network of accomplices to … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: Professor of Ethics Convicted of Seducing Mentally Retarded Patient
Steve writes: “Forty years sounds pretty harsh for somebody being an overly true believer in today’s conventional wisdom. There is a lot of talk about “over-incarceration,” much of it soft-headed. But this would seem like an example where the kind … Continue reading
The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield
Why does it feel like there are a disproportionate number of Jews in every form of societal insanity (as well as brilliance)? Oy. Is this lady good for the Jews? From the New York Times: She told the family of … Continue reading
Santa Monica Rabbi Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse
From Canyon News: On February 28, 2015, Jewish Community Watch (JCW), added Levitansky to their Wall of Shame. “Multiple victims came forward and revealed to JCW that they had been abused by Levitansky,” the online posting reads. “After an investigation … Continue reading
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SANTA MONICA POLICE ISSUE PUBLIC BULLETIN RELATING TO RABBI SHOLOM DOVBER LEVITANSKY
* My previous blogging on this. JCW: Santa Monica Police Detectives are seeking information or additional victims in connection with the arrest of Rabbi Sholom Doyber Levitansky. On Sept. 30, 2015 Levitansky was booked into the Santa Monica Police Department’s … Continue reading
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