From Jewish Community Watch
Former
Rav of Whispering Pines Shul in Lakewood Rabbi Aharon Sorscher opened
up on "Headlines with Dovid Lichtenstein" about his firsthand experience
with community backlash after confronting a perpetrator who abused
someone in his family.
Rabbi
Sorscher confronted the predator, demanded he leave his post as
teacher/camp counselor, and demand that he seek counseling. After
initially admitting to abusing the child, the perpetrator denied the
acts and members of the community started
a campaign defending the man. Rabbi Sorscher then moved with his family
to Michigan because members of his family were being harassed and no
longer felt comfortable in their Lakewood community.
"'There's
not enough awareness of the tremendous danger a molester brings [to the
community]" Rabbi Sorscher said. "If the people [defenders of child
abusers] realize that they wouldn't be able to justify their actions."
"If people would have empathy, they would think straight, and understand what they have to do."
During
the in-depth radio show on abuse, Lichtenstein also interviewed
survivors of notorious pedophiles Mondrowitz and Kolko. Their testimony
is heartbreaking.
Its an important interview but it is not "about abuse in Lakewood". The point of the interview is to explore the Halachic responsibilities of the community as well as the victim, etc. He does speak at length about his personal story which occurred in Lakewood.
ReplyDeleteI did a post on the interview. It can be found here:
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