BROOKLYN - Assemblyman Dov Hikind is calling on Brooklyn
District Attorney Charles Hynes to drop
all charges against his constituent Sam
Kellner.
Kellner, a father who reported his son’s allegations of
child abuse against Boruch Lebovitz in 2010, was in turn accused by Lebovitz’s
son of bribing and extorting witnesses. But recent revelations indicate that
these allegations were false.
The charges against Sam Kellner seem to be based on a
Yiddish tape that was presented to the DA’s office by Lebovitz’s son,” said
Assemblyman Hikind. “But it now seems clear that this tape in Hungarian
Yiddish, which I’ve also listened to, was mistranslated.
Without this tape, there’s no smoking gun. Moreover, reports
from reliable sources indicate that prosecutors have told the trial judge that
their key witnesses are unreliable. No evidence? No witnesses? What is the D.A.
waiting for?”
Subsequently, Kellner was accused of extortion. Noting that
Assemblyman Hikind was the first elected official in his district to address
the issues of child abuse, Kellner first approached Hikind in 2008 for counsel.
Sam Kellner and his family have been victimized enough. His
son’s life will never be the same. It’s unfair to drag out a case against Sam
that seems to have no witnesses.
The financial burden and stress that Sam continues to endure
by the continuance of this case is unjust. The D.A. should immediately drop
these charges.”
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