How Sexual Abuse Is Covered Up in Ultra-Orthodox Communities

 https://www.shomrim.news/eng/how-sexual-abuse-is-covered-up-in-ultra-orthodox-communities

One could be forgiven for thinking that the exposure of such heinous crimes, involving two prominent and respected figures, would lead to some kind of soul-searching and recalibration of the mechanisms of oversight in ultra-Orthodox society – especially given the shockwaves that these cases sent through the community itself. This, however, is far from being the situation today. Testimony collected by Shomrim indicates that the culture of silencing around “sensitive issues” and the practice of urging male and female victims of sexual assault not to turn to the police but, rather, to “deal with the issue” more discreetly, continue unabated.