The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has convicted 45 men
— and one woman — in sex-attack cases in the Orthodox Jewish community since it
began a crackdown more than four years ago, officials say.
DA Charles Hynes gave The Post their names, except for
several juveniles, in a major shift from his prior stance that publicizing the
perverts could expose the victims to vicious intimidation or deter others from
coming forward.
“We feel now it’s good for the community to know those who
have been convicted,” said spokesman Jerry Schmetterer.
Hynes, who is running for re-election, has come under fire
from critics who charge that his policies pander to ultra-Orthodox voters.
Of 118 cases pursued under a program called Kol Tzedek,
Hebrew for “voice of justice,” 25 sex offenders have gotten jail time,
officials said. The longest sentence — 103 years — went to Nechemya Weberman,
an unlicensed therapist who had abused a girl starting when she was 12.
The DA still refuses to name those arrested in pending cases
for horrific crimes, including:
* The kidnapping and sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl;
* The sodomy of two young boys in a synagogue;
* A 33-year-old man accused of molesting three boys, 13, 14
and 15, in his yeshiva.
Of the convictions, 33 were felonies, 13 misdemeanors. Ten
other offenders copped to violations. The only convicted woman sexually abused
her son and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.
DA officials say victims still fear ostracism for reporting
a rapist or child molester. At least 10 cases were dismissed and seven
downgraded because victims backed out or parents refused to let their kids
testify.
But prosecutors believe victims have gained courage since
monsters like Weberman — whose supporters allegedly tried to bribe the victim
and threaten her boyfriend’s business — have been put behind bars.
In a recent case, a DA team of lawyers, a social worker and
a liaison to the Orthodox community visited a home where a man allegedly
sodomized two stepsons. Long talks with the family and their rabbi finally
yielded their cooperation. The stepdad pleaded guilty.
“More people are willing to come forward,” said Rhonnie
Jaus, chief sex-crimes prosecutor. “There’s been a change in attitude — more
accept coming into the criminal justice system.”
Hall of Shame: FULL LIST
Simon Lemmer, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Moshe Spitzer, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Yona Weinberg, 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse; Endangering the
Welfare of a Child
Stefan Colmer, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Joel Pinter, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Shlomo Tourjman, 2nd Degree Course of Sexual Conduct Against
a Child
Nathan Actman, Sexual Misconduct
Boris Shaulov,, two counts 3rd Degree Rape; 3rd Degree
Criminal Sexual Act; Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Constantine Kotzalides, First Degree Sexual Abuse
Fredy Conde, 1st Degree Sexual Absue
Simon Benisty, 1st Degree Sexual Abuse
Yaakov Maimon, 1st Degree Sexual Abuse
Bjorn Daley, 2nd Degree Attempted Kidnapping
Solomon Marmorstein, Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a
Child
Sheldon Siller, 2nd Degree Criminal Contempt
Tzvi Boxer, 1st Degree Course of Sexual Conduct
Joseph Passof, 1st Degree Sexual Abuse
David Klausner, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Emanuel Yegutkin, 1st Degree Course of Sexual Conduct
Against a Child
Michael Sabo, Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child
Andrew Goodman, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Meir Dascalowitz, 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Act
Nechemya Weberman, 1st Degree Course of Sexual Conduct
Against a Child
Yosef Donin, 2nd Degree Course of Sexual Conduct Against a
Child
Hector Valerdi, 1st Degree Sexual Abuse
Jacob Kaff, 2nd Degree Course of Sexual Conduct Against a
Child
Menachem Deutsch, 1st Degree Sexual Abuse
Arthur Samet, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Israel Nivazou, Attempted Forcible Touching
Frankie Hatton, Forcible Touching
Chaim Becker, 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse
Moshe Keller, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Jedrych Macie, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Moshe Vaisfiche, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
John Pilieci, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Eli Belili, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Nuchum Hammerman, Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a
Child
Robert Mannis, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
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