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Jerusalem rabbi arrested on suspicion of enslaving 50 women, children [View all]
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem rabbi arrested on suspicion of enslaving 50 women, children
"They would put the girls' fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is."
By LEON SVERDLOV JANUARY 13, 2020 22:01
Close to 50 enslaved women and their children were discovered during a police raid on a residential facility in Jerusalem on Monday. A 60-year-old ultra-Orthodox rabbi was arrested under suspicion of leading an abusive sect in the facility.
Police are investigating the possible abuse of children ranging from five to 11 years old in the alleged sect. Nine women, including the man’s wife, were arrested under suspicion of aiding and abetting the alleged abuse. Reported sexual abuse is also under investigation.
According to Channel 12, the man was arrested after six of the women allegedly held by him escaped and filed a report with the Israeli Center for Cult Survivors.
The girls who were recruited by the sect “were taught to disassociate themselves from their parents, their families and their friends,” the police said. There were “multiple lessons of modesty,” during which the girls were shown “hell, bravery and fire, threats and scares about the afterlife. They would put the girls’ fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is.”
Police said further arrests would take place.
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"They would put the girls' fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is."
By LEON SVERDLOV JANUARY 13, 2020 22:01
Close to 50 enslaved women and their children were discovered during a police raid on a residential facility in Jerusalem on Monday. A 60-year-old ultra-Orthodox rabbi was arrested under suspicion of leading an abusive sect in the facility.
Police are investigating the possible abuse of children ranging from five to 11 years old in the alleged sect. Nine women, including the man’s wife, were arrested under suspicion of aiding and abetting the alleged abuse. Reported sexual abuse is also under investigation.
According to Channel 12, the man was arrested after six of the women allegedly held by him escaped and filed a report with the Israeli Center for Cult Survivors.
The girls who were recruited by the sect “were taught to disassociate themselves from their parents, their families and their friends,” the police said. There were “multiple lessons of modesty,” during which the girls were shown “hell, bravery and fire, threats and scares about the afterlife. They would put the girls’ fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is.”
Police said further arrests would take place.
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Read more: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Abuse-of-women-children-reported-in-suspected-Jerusalem-sect-614050
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