Monday, March 31, 2008
Fifth suit filed against Torah Temimah
A fifth lawsuit was filed against a New York yeshiva alleged to have covered up the molestation of several students by a rabbi.
Two Miami attorneys filed the $10 million suit Monday against Yeshiva-Mesivta Torah Temimah in Brooklyn alleging that their client, identified only as John Doe No. 6, was abused on multiple occasions as a student in the mid-1990s by Rabbi Yehuda Kolko.
The suit claims that the yeshiva's head administrator, Rabbi Lipa Margulies, who is also named as a defendant, should have been aware of credible accusations against Kolko for at least 25 years prior to the plaintiff's alleged abuse.
Several former students have accused Kolko, a former teacher and assistant principal at the school, of sexual abuse. At least four other pending lawsuits have alleged that the school knew of Kolko's activities and took no action to protect the students.
Kolko was the subject of a 2006 story in New York magazine which said that molestation of young boys by rabbis was a "widespread problem" in the fervently Orthodox community. He is also facing criminal charges brought by the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/107824.html
Two Miami attorneys filed the $10 million suit Monday against Yeshiva-Mesivta Torah Temimah in Brooklyn alleging that their client, identified only as John Doe No. 6, was abused on multiple occasions as a student in the mid-1990s by Rabbi Yehuda Kolko.
The suit claims that the yeshiva's head administrator, Rabbi Lipa Margulies, who is also named as a defendant, should have been aware of credible accusations against Kolko for at least 25 years prior to the plaintiff's alleged abuse.
Several former students have accused Kolko, a former teacher and assistant principal at the school, of sexual abuse. At least four other pending lawsuits have alleged that the school knew of Kolko's activities and took no action to protect the students.
Kolko was the subject of a 2006 story in New York magazine which said that molestation of young boys by rabbis was a "widespread problem" in the fervently Orthodox community. He is also facing criminal charges brought by the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/107824.html
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So, is there a client no. 9 here too?
Comment Credit ---This article posted by 
: March 31, 2008 10:19 PM
: March 31, 2008 10:19 PM
Mazal Tov. V'chain yirbu. Torah Temimah is finished. Lipa Margulies (named personally in this lawsuit) is finished.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 12:25 AM
: April 01, 2008 12:25 AM
THESE ARE MONEY HUNGRY PEOPLE WHO ARE AMKING A CHILLUL HASHEM! RABBI KOLKO WAS MY SONS REBBI AND HAS TREMENDAUS YIRAS SHAMAYIM!
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 7:49 AM
: April 01, 2008 7:49 AM
THESE ARE MONEY HUNGRY PEOPLE WHO ARE AMKING A CHILLUL HASHEM! RABBI KOLKO WAS MY SONS REBBI AND HAS TREMENDAUS YIRAS SHAMAYIM!
Comment Credit ---This article posted by Anonymous : April 01, 2008 7:49 AM
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How do u know that he had yiras shomayim? is this something he told u?
Comment Credit ---This article posted by Anonymous : April 01, 2008 7:49 AM
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How do u know that he had yiras shomayim? is this something he told u?
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 4:09 PM
: April 01, 2008 4:09 PM
Just because your son had him as a rebbi and nothing happened to your son does not make him innocent.
Y Kolko is a rotzach and should have been investigated for this behavior a long time ago.
In order to continue to protect our children it is imperative that the authorities take decisive and immediate action to keep this abuser away from our kids.
I commend all who came and continue to come forward to testify, it must be very hard. May you all be rewarded for the courage you're showing and helping the rest of us by protecting our children's futures'
Thank you
Y Kolko is a rotzach and should have been investigated for this behavior a long time ago.
In order to continue to protect our children it is imperative that the authorities take decisive and immediate action to keep this abuser away from our kids.
I commend all who came and continue to come forward to testify, it must be very hard. May you all be rewarded for the courage you're showing and helping the rest of us by protecting our children's futures'
Thank you
also has a tremedous teivas bochurim ktanim and should be in jail.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 7:15 PM
: April 01, 2008 7:15 PM
Just because he was your son's rebbe, it doesn't make all these people that span decades and generations, all vicious liars. The accusations started in the late '60's in Mirrer and Karlin Stolin and continued throughout the '70's in Camp Agudah and YTT, all the way until 2006. Hard to imagine such a conspiracy going on for over forty years with so many people.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 8:22 PM
: April 01, 2008 8:22 PM
No one has any right to say anything against Rabbi Kolko. Of all of the cases brought against Rabbi Kolko, none have been proven true. Every case has either been thrown out, or remains open without anything happening. Rabbi Kolko is therefore innocent until proven guilty.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 9:01 PM
: April 01, 2008 9:01 PM
Maybe your son was just "not his type"
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 10:19 PM
: April 01, 2008 10:19 PM
Every case has either been thrown out, or remains open without anything happening. Rabbi Kolko is therefore innocent until proven guilty.
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Huh? Kolko's criminal trial is beginning in the next couple of months and all of the civil cases are proceeding.
The civil cases are at the discovery stage and Torah Temimah is losing motion after motion.
Most recently the Judge ruled against Torah Temimah after they tried to get permission to have Margulies attend the young victims' deposition in order to intimidate them. The Judge ordered Margulies to stay away from the kids.
Torah Temimah is history.
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Huh? Kolko's criminal trial is beginning in the next couple of months and all of the civil cases are proceeding.
The civil cases are at the discovery stage and Torah Temimah is losing motion after motion.
Most recently the Judge ruled against Torah Temimah after they tried to get permission to have Margulies attend the young victims' deposition in order to intimidate them. The Judge ordered Margulies to stay away from the kids.
Torah Temimah is history.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 01, 2008 11:01 PM
: April 01, 2008 11:01 PM
MY SON ALSO HAD THE PRIVLAGE TO BE IN RABBI KOLKOS CLASS. THESE DAYS IF RABBEIM TOUCH A KID ITSEITHER ABUSE OR MOLESTATION... RELAX AND LETS SEE IF ITS TRUE
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 02, 2008 10:54 AM
: April 02, 2008 10:54 AM
So sickening that some of you in the frum community say "it was a privilege for my son to be in his class." It was a privilege for my son to be sexually molested, yes. It is a privilege that to this day my son suffers from emotional problems and seeks therapy because he was abused by Rabbi Kolko. Yasher Koach for ruining my son's life. And yasher koach to Rabbi Kolko for teaching my son that Rebbeim cannot be trusted. Does that express how you feel?
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Comment Credit ---This article posted by : April 02, 2008 6:34 PM
: April 02, 2008 6:34 PM
