Ultra-Orthodox men look on as Sara Erenthal, 30,
holds a sign in support of the young woman who
accused Nechemya Weberman of sexual abuse.
holds a sign in support of the young woman who
accused Nechemya Weberman of sexual abuse.
For Ultra-Orthodox, Clash Over Allegations
By SHARON OTTERMAN The New York Times Published: May 17, 2012
It was a scene of anger and division over the issue of child sexual abuse that residents of the insular neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, said they had never before seen. In front of the Continental catering hall on Rutledge Street, where the fund-raiser was being held, a tightly packed crowd of Hasidic men who supported the accused man, Nechemya Weberman, stood and stared down the young woman’s supporters, who stood behind police barricades. “Protect victims, not abusers,” their signs said. READ MORE
