Sex-abuse scandal rocks Orthodox Jewish community

By WND Staff

An Orthodox Jewish community has had to face up to claims of child sex abuse after 83 men and two women were arrested.

An initiative was set up to encourage victims to come forward despite pressure from the close-knit religious society to hush up the crimes.

Some 117 male and female victims have approached authorities in Brooklyn, N.Y., since 2006. There were 89 accusers under the age of 17.

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