Friday, March 03, 2023
Man who posed as Hasidic Jew, adopted 9 boys, charged with sexual assault
A man who presented himself as a Hasidic Jew but in fact is reportedly not even Jewish was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of several children he had adopted, the Houston Chronicle and several local news channel KHOU11, a CBS TV affiliate, reported earlier this month.
The single man, known as Hayim Nissim Cohen – his real name is Jeffrey Lujan Vejil – had adopted nine boys and abused eight of them.
Cohen, 38, was active on social media, posting many videos that presented a happy family and him as a fun and loving father.
Police learned about the allegations after one of his adoptive sons told podcast listeners of the abuse he had been suffering for several years.
However, this was not the first time he was charged. In 2019, he was charged with felony indecency concerning a Spanish exchange student who had stayed at the home the previous year. Cohen was released on bail.
Six of Cohen's adopted sons, who are minors, are now in foster care, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said.
Cohen was wheeled into a courtroom Thursday morning, but prosecutors say he's faking a terminal illness and has no need for the chair.
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