Did Mass Panic Lead to False Accusations in Nachalaot Pedophile Ring?

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I've translated several articles about the large number of children who testified that they had been sexually molested by neighborhood residents in the close-knit Jerusalem neighborhood of Nachalaot. Today, Tablet Magazine published an article by Menachem Kaiser called Panic in Jerusalem. Kaiser did not find much evidence of molestation, and notes that the case is similar to others in which large numbers of children made accusations that turned out to be false: This history is relevant because, to borrow Lanning’s (an FBI expert's) term, a multi-dimensional sex ring has never once been substantiated. Never, despite the enormity of the crimes in question, and despite the numbers of … [Read more...]

Police: Evidence Supports Abuse Trial for Elon

Some of the controversy surrounding Takana's warning against Rabbi Moti Elon revolved around whether he broke the law or not, since the students were said to be over eighteen. Now the Jerusalem Post reports that the police have found evidence to support prosecuting Rabbi Mordechai (Moti) Elon and have passed it to the Jerusalem District Prosecutor. Evidence was found alleging Elon committed indecent acts with two minors, one of them by force. Police had recently reopened the investigations after a former student of the charismatic rabbi accused him of sexual abuse. An investigation had been opened against Elon about six months ago, but officers could not determine whether he had … [Read more...]