NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor was found guilty of sexually abusing a young female patient in the insular Brooklyn community where they lived, prosecutors said on Monday.
A jury in New York State Supreme Court convicted Nechemya Weberman, 54, of sexual conduct against a child, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces 117 years behind bars when sentenced on January 9.
The trial centered on a three-year period starting in 2007 when the victim's parents hired Weberman, an unlicensed therapist, to counsel their 12-year-old daughter. Prosecutors have said that over the next several years, Weberman sexually abused the girl, mostly in his office.
"The victim showed great courage
sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. The case against him was largely
The influence of the investigators parallels the influence of therapists in cases of sexually abused children's recovered memories. Works Cited 1)Silverglate, Harvey A; Takei, Carl:Mistrial- The Capturing of Friedman's DVD sheds new light on the case.
The number of sexually abused children is five times what it was in 2012. Jerry Sandusky has contributed to this statistic. Jerry Sandusky was the head coach of the Pennsylvania State Football team (Penn. State). He has a wife and a few children, some adopted from his charity organization, the second mile, but this did not stop him from committing the crimes he did. Jerry Sandusky was convicted of raping ten innocent children, some of which he met through his charity. This earned him thirty-sixty years behind bars. There are issues from this case that are similar to some issues in the play, Twelve Angry Men. Ultimately, throughout both cases the jury was faced with difficult decisions. In both cases the verdict took a long time and a lot of thinking. But, in the end both came out with the right resolution. Sandusky’s reputation of being the guy everyone looked up to made the overall decision of the jury, in this case, inordinately difficult.
Carla Washburn, an incredible, inspirational woman that has sadly witnessed the 3 closest male figures in her life all pass on. This has resulted in Carla becoming depressed over the unbearable experience. Carla embraced in giving back to the community and that’s not surprising because she’s a person of spirituality. While, Carla is the client and is suffering through grief, it’s likely she’d benefit immensely from creating a program to work with the kids in the community and may give her a sense of worth she’s been seeking since these 3 tragedies.
In 1983, a young man named Michael was brought before a Pennsylvania court on a charge of armed robbery: he stole $50 from a taxi driver using a toy gun. A few days later he was arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50, the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional, and Michael served his prison time and repaid the money. Four years later, the state supreme court ordered the trial judge to sentence Michael to 5 years in prison. The trial judge refused and resigned. The judge to whom the case was reassigned permitted Michael to remain free pending another appeal to the state supreme court. Michael realized the futility of his cause in court and quietly disappeared, and he remains at large today.
A $200,000.00 cash bail for Smith is reasonable. Smith has had serious prior problem with the law and convictions, not to mention the vehicular homicide. Smith criminal history speak for itself, he unquestionably has an issue with the law. Smith undoubtedly was at the Lake Traven bar to purchase the kilo of cocaine, in which he paid $500.00 for. However, permitting Smith out on a lesser bond will defeat the purpose of him ever having due respect for the law. Additionally, if smith is allowed back out on the street without any consequences he will continued to break the law and commit
most horrific crimes you could visualize. He was later released and didn’t serve a day in prison.
Andrew Goldstein was arrested for second-degree murder of Kendra Webdale, Goldstein pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. During the first trial of Andrew Goldstein, in 1999, the jury became deadlocked resulting in a mistrial. However, in 2000, a new jury, after a 90-minute debilitation, the jury found Andrew Goldstein guilty of second-degree murder. Goldstein was given a sentence of twenty-five years to life in prison.
As Linder explains Billy’s mother took him to the doctor after school because he said his anus itched. The doctor encountered spots of blood that wasn't supposed to be there. It was result of this doctors visit they came to a conclusion of what had happened earlier that day at school (Linder, "Chronology of the McMartin Preschool Abuse Trials"). A worried mother, Judy Johnson was determined to make this situation known. Linder confirms that Johnson called the police after leaving the doctor’s office because she suspected that Billy’s symptoms consisted of were caused by the faculty at the school earlier that day (Linder, "Chronology of the McMartin Preschool Abuse Trials"). As Kathryn Shelton, a research associate at the O’Neil Center at Southern Methodist University and Richard B. Mckenzie, a professor emeritus in the Merage Business School at the University of California, Irvine notes, this being the first accusation of child molestation brought it straight to trial (Shelton and
He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 16 years, on the terms that “married women have the right to choose their own destiny” .
The victim, John Kondejewski, a sergeant in the military as well as battle school instructor, was killed on May 15th, 1997 in Brandon Manitoba by the defendant, his wife, Kimberley Kondejewski, in the bedroom of their home (Sheehy 88). The couple was married for over 17 years before the proceeding occurred. Kimberly shot her husband three times that Thursday night; first shot to the chest, second and third shot were closer range, which led the police to charge her with first-degree murder (Sheehy 115). However, she also tried to end her life, fortunately she was only wounded. She even had composed a suicide note addressed to their children, Jennifer and Christopher. The judge assigned to the case was Justice Rodney H
The Andrea Yates murder trial was one of the most highly publicized cases of 2001. Perplexing and complicated, it appealed to the public audience for various reasons. A mother methodically, drowns her five children in the family bathtub after her husband leaves for work. Was this an act of a cold calculating killer, or was this the act of a woman who lost touch with reality. Is this a case of medical neglect, and psychological dysfunctions, or is this a battle of ethics and deviant behavior exploiting medical and legal loop holes?
After dating a 15- year- old girl named Sarah, George was allegedly accused of raping her. Per Sarah, she has an unpleasant disagreement with her parents that George stated was over nudity pictures she sent to the guys at their high school. Continuing with her story, Sarah did not allow him to take off her clothes and thrust himself between her thighs. George actions were forced and alarmed Sarah to tell her parents and her parents notified authorities.
One of the many excitements in the news during the late sixties was the “Chicago Seven” Trial. People read about this crazy trial and the outlandish events that took place in the courtroom from the defendants wearing judicial robes to crude names and accusations directed towards the Judge. Who could we possibly expect to act so unruly in a place of order and justice? Why, the “Chicago Seven” of course. The events that led up to this trial all began with Democratic Convention of 1968 which took place in Chicago, Illinois.
With the advent and development of internet technology, gender harassment on the internet has become one of the biggest issues facing the modern society. It is very common to hear or read news and reports relating to gender abuse on the internet. In most cases, women have been the victims of this issue making it difficult to fight for gender equality in the society. The attacks might take place in the social media, phones, emails, and computer devices among others. Gender abuse through the cyberspace is a criminal activity just like the physical harassment. As such, it is expected that those who are found guilty of committing the crime be penalized by the court of law. However, the modern society has complicated the issue through secondary victimization of the already hurt victims. The laws and criminal justice systems victimize the victims instead of helping them to get the justice they deserve. This paper seeks to discuss the issues of cyber gender harassment and the secondary victimization of the victims by the criminal justice systems of various lands.