{"id":69593,"date":"2015-06-11T12:17:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=69593"},"modified":"2015-07-22T05:50:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:50:13","slug":"conservative-rabbi-raids-synagogue-discretionary-fund-to-buy-transsexual-prostitutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=69593","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Rabbi Raids Synagogue Discretionary Fund To Buy Transsexual Prostitutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Forward<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The fifth Conservative rabbi subjected to R.A. disciplinary measures is Barry Starr, a former president of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis and a spiritual leader of Temple Israel, in Sharon, Massachusetts, for almost 30 years.
\nStarr\u2019s congregation was shocked when the rabbi stepped down last year after admitting to \u201cmarital infidelity and other serious personal conduct.\u201d
\nIt soon emerged that Nicholas Zemeitus, a local petty criminal, had been extorting Starr for years over allegations that Starr had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy.
\nZemeitus was charged with larceny and extortion. Starr was charged with larceny and embezzlement related to his misuse of congregational funds.
\nBoth men pleaded not guilty.
\nDuring Starr\u2019s court case, which began on June 2, it emerged that many of Zemeitus\u2019s claims about Starr were untrue.
\nThe police found no evidence that Starr had had sex with underage boys, nor did they find evidence of child pornography on Starr\u2019s computer, according to reports in the Boston Globe.
\nProsecutors did find evidence that Starr sought out transsexual escorts online. They believe that he paid Zemeitus $450,000, about $350,000 of which was taken from the synagogue\u2019s discretionary fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Forward: The fifth Conservative rabbi subjected to R.A. disciplinary measures is Barry Starr, a former president of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis and a spiritual leader of Temple Israel, in Sharon, Massachusetts, for almost 30 years. Starr\u2019s congregation … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abuse","category-rabbis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t