Nechemya Weberman

Brooklyn Orthodox Counselor Nechemya Weberman Gets 103 Years In Sex Abuse Case

Weberman said “no thank you” when asked if he wished to speak. He and his wife had no visible reaction to the sentence.

2013/01/22

Man Accused of Throwing Bleach At Brooklyn Rabbi Who Aids Abuse Victims

Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg said he was walking along a street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon when a man threw the liquid at him.

2012/12/12

Brooklyn Ultra-Orthodox Leader Found Guilty On Child Sex Abuse Charges

Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader Nechemya Weberman became a convicted pedophile Monday, when a jury found him guilty on 60 counts of child sex abuse.

2012/12/10

Prosecutors, Defense Make Closing Arguments In Brooklyn Ultra Orthodox Leader’s Sex Abuse Case

Nechemya Weberman, 54, smiled as he left the courthouse with his wife on Thursday, seeming upbeat. But it could be his last night as a free man.

2012/12/06

Nechemya Weberman Takes Stand In Sex Abuse Trial, Denies Inappropriate Relations With Teen

On the day his accuser turned 18 years old, the counselor walked into court and told the jury he never sexually abused anyone inside his Brooklyn home office.

2012/12/05

Rabbi Nechemya Weberman (file/credit: CBS 2)

Brooklyn Orthodox Leader’s Sex Abuse Trial Resumes; Accuser’s Mother Takes Stand

The mother of the now-17-year-old accuser testified that she trusted counselor Nechemya Weberman. But the woman testified that she had no idea that her daughter was locked in a room alone with a man, which is a clear violation of Satmar law.

2012/12/03

Trial Set To Continue For Brooklyn Orthodox Leader Accused Of Sex Abuse

The trial was set to continue Monday for a prominent Brooklyn Orthodox Jewish leader accused of sexually abusing a now-17-year-old girl.

2012/12/02

Nechemya Weberman (credit: Juliet Papa, 1010 WINS)

Brooklyn Orthodox Leader’s Defense Attorney Seeks To Discredit Sex Abuse Victim’s Claims

Defense lawyer Michael Farkus suggested that the now-17-year-old accuser who said the counselor sexually abused her for three years made it all up.

2012/11/29

Sex Abuse Trial Of Brooklyn Orthodox Leader Continues

In defense of Nechemya Weberman, his attorney Michael Farkas suggested that the now-17-year-old victim brought charges of sexual abuse against the counselor out of a desire for revenge because she believes he told her father that she had a relationship with a boyfriend, something forbidden in the ultra Orthodox Satmar community.

2012/11/28