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Orthodox Jewish woman who claims abuse ostracized by own community

The abuse went on for nearly three years before the schoolgirl told anyone that her spiritual adviser was molesting her while he was supposed to be mentoring her about her religion, authorities said.
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June 11, 2012

Orthodox counselor to Hasidic community in Nechemya Weberman, is in trial for a sexual abuse case in which the accuser has been ostracized and threatened by her Brooklyn community, according to ” title=”HuffingtonPost.com” target=”_blank”>HuffingtonPost.com.

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