Monday, October 31, 2005
Suspicion: Rabbi married off under age teens
A Hasidic rabbi is suspected of performing marriage ceremonies for 13 and 14-year-old girls, despite the State Law that prohibits women under 17 years of age from tying the knot. Men are allowed to get hitched after reaching 18.
During a police interrogation the rabbi, who resides in a northern town, denied the allegations made against him.
Police sources said the rabbi would perform marriage ceremonies for teens belonging to the sect. A police detective told Ynet that the girls mentioned in the investigation are too young “to know what’s what.”
A few months ago the rabbi left the country after an investigation was launched against him; upon his return on Monday he was immediately taken in for questioning. The rabbi is banned from entering his community for a month, and he is expected to stay in central Israel for the time being.
The affair was exposed as early as March 2003 by Tiberias Police officers; the rabbi had been warned by the Chief Rabbinate not to perform the ceremonies.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3162118,00.html
A Hasidic rabbi is suspected of performing marriage ceremonies for 13 and 14-year-old girls, despite the State Law that prohibits women under 17 years of age from tying the knot. Men are allowed to get hitched after reaching 18.
During a police interrogation the rabbi, who resides in a northern town, denied the allegations made against him.
Police sources said the rabbi would perform marriage ceremonies for teens belonging to the sect. A police detective told Ynet that the girls mentioned in the investigation are too young “to know what’s what.”
A few months ago the rabbi left the country after an investigation was launched against him; upon his return on Monday he was immediately taken in for questioning. The rabbi is banned from entering his community for a month, and he is expected to stay in central Israel for the time being.
The affair was exposed as early as March 2003 by Tiberias Police officers; the rabbi had been warned by the Chief Rabbinate not to perform the ceremonies.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3162118,00.html
Comments:
I knew Zach, and IF the police found out why, they haven't released any to the public. The rumors among his friends and family were that she was obviously mental, and wanted a relationship with his father, but he declined considering that his wife had been dead for less than a year. His grief must be beyond incredible.
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