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	Rabbi Convicted in NYC of Groping Aboard Plane Wall Street Journal May 6, 2011 http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8b4a9e3d3b7d4af1b581a0969d6dc417.html NEW YORK — An Orthodox rabbi has been convicted of groping an Israeli Army officer on a flight to New York. Gavriel Bidany was found guilty of molesting the woman in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday. Prosecutors say he fondled the sleeping woman during a Delta flight from Tel Aviv on March 27. Federal Magistrate Ramon Reyes called the victim's testimony "wholly believable." Before rendering the verdict, he said he had no question in his mind about the rabbi's guilt. Bidany faces up to six months in jail. He is free on $500,000 bail.
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