Category Archives: Abuse

Mules For Mullahs

From page 355 of George Crile’s book Charlie Wilson’s War: Eventually the Mujahideen were moving their supplies on the backs of Tennessee mules, and the halls of Langley were soon filled with rumors (later confirmed) that the freedom fighers were … Continue reading

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Rabbi Baruch Lanner

Shmarya Rosenberg blogs: Rabbi Baruch Lanner is due to be paroled this week. Yochanan Lavie, a frequent FailedMessiah.com commenter, tells the story of his teenage encounters with rabbinic child abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner. These encounters include Lanner kneeing boys in … Continue reading

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Scholarly Abuse

Marvin Schick writes in The Jewish Week: While reading and reviewing two years ago a dreadful book on chassidic life, I came across a footnote citing a remarkably high incidence of sexual abuse among Orthodox Jewish women. The source was … Continue reading

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Yisroel Shapiro Arrested

Phil Jacobs writes: Yisroel Shapiro has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual offense in the third degree, sexual offense in the fourth degree and battery. An arrest warrant was carried out by Baltimore City Police Department detectives … Continue reading

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After a teen girl falls victim to a Web hoax, angry neighbors take matters into their own hands

P.J. Hufstutter writes: DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO. — For nearly a year, the families who live along Waterford Crystal Drive in this bedroom community northwest of St. Louis have kept the secret about the boy Megan Meier met last September on … Continue reading

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