MASSACHUSETTS
Patch
By DANIEL LIBON (Patch Staff)
May 14, 2015
A Quincy man accused of extorting over $400,000 from former Temple Israel Rabbi Barry Starr will be held on bail.
Nicholas Zemeitus, 30, of Quincy, was ordered held on $400,000 bail according to the Boston Globe. A lawyer for the defendant sough a bail of $5,000 to $7,000.
On Tuesday, Zemeitus was arraigned on seven counts of larceny over $250, two counts of receiving stolen property over $250, one count of larceny under $250, and one count of extortion.
According to court records, Zemeitus met Sarr after discovering a sex ad on Craig’s List for an older woman. Zemeitus ended up Starr’s home where he found the rabbi in drag.
E-mails show that Zemeitus attempted to blackmail Starr into giving him money, threating to make a sexual relationship with Zemeitus’ non-existent teenage brother public.
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