NEW YORK
The Jewish Week
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Hella Winston
Special To The Jewish Week
At least eight sex abuse cases identified by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office as Kol Tzedek cases were actually reported years before the advent of the confidential hotline, The Jewish Week has learned. This information calls into question the reliability of the statistics the DA has used to tout the success of the hotline.
The Jewish Week submitted a list of more than 30 names to the Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, asking for confirmation of those who were reported through Kol Tzedek, which was established by the DA in April of 2009 to encourage the reporting of sexual abuse among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews.
In statements to the media, Hynes has claimed that approximately 90 people were reported through the hotline since its advent, 14 of whom have been convicted.
The DA has for months refused to divulge the names of those reported through Kol Tzedek, but recently agreed to confirm cases if given names by The Jewish Week.
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