Of some 700 child sexual abuse cases brought in an average year, few involved members of the ultra-observant Orthodox Jewish community But in the past year, there have been 26. District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has brought charges against a variety of men — yeshiva teachers, rabbis, camp counselors, merchants and relatives of children. Eight have been convicted; 18 await trial.
If the sudden spike in prosecutions is startling, even more surprising is the apparent reason: ultra-Orthodox Jews, long forbidden to inform on one another without permission from the rabbis who lead them, are going to the police and prosecutors on their own.
Orthodox Jews Relying More on Legal Prosecution of Sex Abuse
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