NEW JERSEY
Failed Messiah
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
The trial of alleged Teaneck child sexual abuser Rabbi Uzi Rivlin is on indefinite hold after Rivlin suffered a massive stroke last week, NorthJersey.com reported.
Rivlin allegedly molested two teenage Israeli boys in two separate series of incidents in his home.
Opening arguments in the trial were slated to begin today.
Rivlin is reportedly in critical condition in a medically induced coma at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, on a respirator and unresponsive since his stroke Wednesday.
Judge Patrick J. Roma told the open court that he received a letter from a physician at Holy Name Hospital confirming that Rivlin is unable to walk, talk, and cannot appear in court.
Rivlin’s wife allegedly left her husband in bed on Wednesday morning, went to work, and when she returned 12 hours later, found him still in bed. She called 911 after she noticed that her husband’s breathing was unusually shallow.
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