Djali dhe nji Rabin në Brooklyn, të akuzuar për ngacmime seksuale
NEW YORK CITY : In a sickening story echoing several other similar
sickening stories, a Brooklyn Rabbi and three of his sons are suspected of
sexually abusing four female relatives. Rabbi Gershon Kranczer, 58, has been
accused of sexually abusing two underage relatives; the eldest victim, a
20-year-old woman, told a co-worker at a Brooklyn yeshiva that she was sexually
assaulted by the rabbi. The co-worker went to police, who soon discovered that
three of the woman's relatives, aged 19, 17 and 8, were also abused in the
Rabbi's home.
Rabbi Kranczer and his 21-year-old legally-blind son Asher fled to Israel
on Monday night. The rabbi's 24-year-old son, Yechezkel Kranczer, turned
himself in to the NYPD Thursday, and was arrested on a variety of charges,
including multiple counts of sexually abusing relatives aged 17 and 20. The
third son who has been accused, a 15-year-old, also turned himself in, and
was charged with sexually abusing an 8-year-old relative. The Post's article
suggests the victims are Kranczer's daughters.
The 20-year-old woman said she had been abused by the Rabbi for over 15
years; he is the former head of Yeshiva Tehila L'Dovid, but he abruptly
resigned from the yeshiva three months ago. Rabbi Kranczer has 14 children, all
between the ages of 10 and 28; those under the age of 18 were removed and
placed into the care of the Administration for Children's Services this week.
The NYPD is coordinating with Israeli police to track down the Rabbi and
his son./B.Sina/
Brooklyn Rabbi Gershon Kranczer and sons accused of sexually abusing
relatives, young girls: police
BY _Henrick Karoliszyn_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/authors/Henrick%20Karoliszyn) and _Jonathan Lemire_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/authors/Jonathan%20Lemire)
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Originally Published:Friday, December 3rd 2010, 2:25 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 4th 2010, 1:34 AM
Egan-Chin/News
This is house of Gershom Kranczer,58, who has been accused of molesting
several young women. He and one of his adult sons have fled the country.
A _Brooklyn_ (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Brooklyn+(New+York+City))
rabbi and three of his sons are accused of preying on four female relatives
- and the sexual abuse may have started as many as 15 years ago.
Detectives suspect _Rabbi Gershon Kranczer_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Gershon+Kranczer) , 58, abused two underage relatives, while three of
his sons - ages 24, 21 and 15 - repeatedly attacked other girls, police
said.
Investigators said Kranczer and his 21-year-old son, Asher, who is legally
blind, fled to _Israel_ (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Israel) Monday
and haven't been found.
The rabbi's 24-year-old son, Yechezkel Kranczer, turned himself in to the
_NYPD_ (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York+City+Police+Department)
Thursday, and the 15-year-old - whose name is being withheld - surrendered
to police the day before.
The horrifying abuse came to light when the oldest victim, a 20-year-old
woman, told a co-worker at a yeshiva the rabbi had sexually assaulted her.
The co-worker went to cops, who soon learned that three of the victim's
female relatives - ages 19, 17 and 8 - also allegedly were abused in the rabbi's
home.
The 20-year-old said she was frequently molested by Gershon Kranczer - the
former head of Yeshiva Tehila L'Dovid - for the past 15 years, police said.
Neighbors were stunned at the allegations. "I've known him for 32 years,
and he's an angel, a saint," said friend Sol Borger, 60. "Whenever I need
anything, I know I can go to him. There's no way he would do this."
Investigators raided the rabbi's dilapidated _Midwood_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Midwood+(Brooklyn)) home, where he and his wife - who are
first cousins, police sources say - raised their 14 children.
The couple's children range in age from 10 to 28, and those younger than 18
were removed and placed in the care of the _Administration for Children's
Services_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Administration+for+Children's+Services) .
Investigators do not believe Kranczer's wife was involved in the pattern of
abuse and may have unwittingly given her husband a ride to _Kennedy
Airport_ (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/John+F.+Kennedy+International+Airport)
on Monday, police sources said.
Her husband unexpectedly resigned from the yeshiva three months ago,
sources said.
Detectives are not certain if other female relatives also were abused.
Local leaders expressed worry the victims stayed silent for so long because of
a culture of silence in the Orthodox community.
"Too many victims are then victimized by people who are angry at for them
going forward," said _Assemblyman Dov Hikind_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Dov+Hikind) . "People are afraid to even talk about it."
Yechezkel Kranczer was charged with 70 counts of sexually abusing relatives
- ages 17 and 20, prosecutors said. The 15-year-old suspect was charged
with sexually abusing an 8-year-old relative, police said.
NYPD spokesman _Paul Browne_
(http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Paul+Browne) said cops were coordinating with Israeli authorities to track down the
fugitives.
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