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Rabbi Sentenced for Eight Sexual Abuse Counts

After being convicted of sexual abuse last month, Rabbi Baruch Lebovits was sentenced to the maximum 10 2/3 to 32 years in prison. He was found guilty of molesting a 16-year-old student by luring him into a car and performing sex acts on him. (The student is no longer a member of the Hasidic community.) Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Patricia DiMango showed no mercy, telling the court, "It is important for the courts to send a clear message that abusing and harming children will not be tolerated." Someone want to tell the Catholic Church?

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  • dgeee

    I think this proves there is one god.

  • Rocknrope

    Flip the first two letters around, and drop the "e", and you're getting closer.

  • bashmentgirl

    This isn't about Judaism. This is about disgusting people who molest children. These people pose as priests, rabbis, reverends, teachers, coaches or any profession that gives them access to children. Adults who knew of the abuse or tried to cover it up, should be prosecuted as well.

  • Wza

    This.

  • John Clavis

    Any religion that mandates the wearing of trenchcoats has to be trouble.

    Of course, all religions are trouble. Still...

  • Guest

    people who have religions should keep to themselves. i read somewhere that that's when god blesses them.

    instead, nowadays we have many proud religious people who are nothing more than show-offs.

  • CR

    Can't wait to hear from Hunter.Blatherer about how much he/she hates all Jews but that it's ok because he/she is one. Roll out the blanket-statements please!

  • hunter.blatherer

    When you're playing checkers with yourself, and you do that victory dance at the end, do you ever stop and think you didn't really win anything?

    And what the fuck are you on about?

  • farleft

    Your first response isn't that this Rabbi is a sick, disgusting, child molesting bastard. Instead, you concentrate on defending Jewish reputation? Gee...that's so considerate of you. Thanks for thinking about the kids. Let me clue you into something...even some Jews (including the most religious ones) are child molesting criminals. Maybe you should come to terms with that fact.

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