Friday, April 19, 2013

Meir Dascalowitz pleads guilty to sexual abuse in mikve

NY Daily News   A Brooklyn father who's been ostracized from his Hasidic community because he reported his son's sexual abuse claimed victory Thursday after the man who violated the teenage boy pleaded guilty.

"Justice was done," said the father, Mordechai Jungreis. "I'm happy to show the community that the game is over — if you do the crime, you need to do the time."

Meir Dascalowitz, 29, will get five years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with the boy, who is now 17. He'll also have to register as a sex offender upon his release.

The admitted perv was arrested in May 2010 for the abuse, which took place in a ritual bath, and his case slogged slowly through psych exams and other delays. [...]
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2 comments:

  1. Yerachmiel LopinApril 19, 2013 at 4:40 PM

    I have mixed feelings about this plea bargain.

    http://frumfollies.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/how-big-a-win-was-the-dascalowitz-guilty-plea/

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  2. Ben WaxmanApril 20, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    what exactly was this guy convicted of?

    i hope that mr jungreis won't be overly disappointed if his community doesn't change their opinion simply because this guy was convicted.

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