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A Brooklyn rabbi is under arrest and facing charges of bribery and witness tampering for allegedly paying an individual to accuse another rabbi of sexual abuse.
Sources tell NBC New York that Samuel Kellner was arrested Tuesday night. The Brooklyn district attorney has scheduled a news conference but has declined comment ahead of the announcement.
Kellner is accused of paying a witness to say he was abused by Rabbi Baruch Lebovits, who was sentenced a year ago to 32 years in prison after he was convicted of child molestation. [...]
A Brooklyn rabbi is under arrest and facing charges of bribery and witness tampering for allegedly paying an individual to accuse another rabbi of sexual abuse.
Sources tell NBC New York that Samuel Kellner was arrested Tuesday night. The Brooklyn district attorney has scheduled a news conference but has declined comment ahead of the announcement.
Kellner is accused of paying a witness to say he was abused by Rabbi Baruch Lebovits, who was sentenced a year ago to 32 years in prison after he was convicted of child molestation. [...]
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ReplyDeleteHmm. So apparently all allegations of sexual abuse against a rabbi or others are not always true. Seems like it could even sometimes be framing. Which leads me to think that perhaps we should not take accusations at face value.
ReplyDeleteThe DA still thinks he's guilty. As it stands Kellner has a "close relative" that has been hurt by the perv and might feel justice was not served against the perv.
ReplyDeleteThe DA never admits they made a mistake. Even when it stares them in the face. This is an old story. Especially for elected DA's.
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