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103 Years For Weberman- Who Is To Blame?

1/22/2013

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A religious counselor in Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community was sentenced Tuesday to 103 years in prison following his conviction in the abuse case of a girl who came to him with questions about her faith.

Nechemya Weberman was convicted in December of sustained abuse of a child and other charges. His trial put a spotlight on the insular Satmar Hasidic sect in Brooklyn and its strict rules governing clothing, social customs and interaction with the outside world.

Of all the high profile abuse cases, the Weberman case is a common case of he said/she said. Many people on both sides of the case were shocked at the harsh sentence. There were unconfirmed reports of other "clients" that suffered abuse yet were afraid to come forward. 

One important lesson that should be learned from this case to prevent further tragedies such as this is apparent.

Weberman was not a licensed counselor but spent decades working with couples and families in his community. The school that the girl attended would send any girl that was having problems, to Weberman for counseling. The families were held hostage to go only to him and were forced to pay his outrageous fees. There was no oversight to his therapy. His offices were secluded, he had access to his patients in complete privacy. 

It is a shame to see a girls' life completely destroyed , or to see a man possibly incarcerated unjustly if his side of the story is true. But without the greedy school that sent this girl to an individual that had no formal training there would have been no Weberman case.

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Satmar, litvish, etc
1/22/2013 03:23:14 am

How dare you say it was a he said she said? The jury said there was coraborating evudence-The multiple locks on his office door. The private trip to upstate New York with her (12-15 year old) without telling the parents. Weberman got onto the stand & admitted to all of this. The therapists statements, etc.

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Edward Golden
1/22/2013 06:52:19 am

In a society where DNA testing is readily available.
(FYI: DNA doesn't easily disappear)

It remains a he said/she said case.

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gobbldygook
1/22/2013 04:06:18 am

mondrowitz was a licensed therapist. your point is assinine.

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Riiiiiiight
1/22/2013 04:58:21 am

Because licensed therapists like mondrowitz don't molest kids!!
What about rebbeim? Who watches them?

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Jackeo
1/22/2013 05:51:54 am

@gobeldegooglk

Mondrowitz was NOT licensed. Assinine my a**

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willy
1/22/2013 05:59:10 am

As i watches this case closely for awhile, my personal opinion is that this man didnt get a fear trial. Just because a man buys personal items for his wife doesnt mean he molester. Just because a man locks his doors when he sees a client, does not mean he raped her. This man was put on trial and had to proof he was innocent thats not how america works. We all know that Satmar is different and they do things different like sending this "troubled" teen to see him. Im sorry this girl had motive here, Mr Weberman went ahead and video her with her boyfriend years before which resulted in an arrest of her BF. A man might sit for life in jail simply cause he bought his wife personal items, locks his doors when he sees clients and is a unlicensed man. 103 years because of someones words and tears is sick to me where i grew up you need evidence for such a huge sentence.

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Thelakewoodtimes
1/22/2013 06:39:56 am

To the best of my knowledge The Mondrowitz case was very similar. An unlicensed therapist that created a monopoly on helping children that were giving parents a hard time. He held parents hostage for money and had unfettered private access to his young victims. Weberman could very well be guilty, but he definitely paid the price for all the past cover ups that were made to prevent chillul hashem. Truth always has a way of finding the light of day. It has a way of coming out eventually. The more lies that are used to suppress that truth the bigger the chillul hashem. It is a shame that Weberman who may have had a chance of being considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt is paying the price for all the cover ups that his community felt would prevent the flood of chillul hashem we are now witnessing. Asinine indeed.
HH

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T T
1/22/2013 11:46:34 am

http://thepartialview.blogspot.com/2013/01/kushner-high-kars-4-kids-kidush-hashem.html

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Justice
1/23/2013 10:41:10 am

If he did what he is accused of doing, he deserves the sentence he got. He ruined the life of a young girl and her family, he also deserves to have his life ruined. And what better way to do that than by putting him somewhere where he can't do it again and to anyone else. Do not have pity on the violator, have pity on the victims

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kain yearboo
2/8/2013 12:59:17 am

I think the sentence should be appealed.he should get only 60 yrs.all of these communites that protect these kinds of criminals,are ruining peoples lives.hashem should bentch this girl. if more abusers are exposed,there won't be so much abuse.to let them get away with it is encouraging it.

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