Brooklyn, NY – In a press release made public today, a Brooklyn rabbi slammed a Supreme Court judge who handed down the minimum allowable sentence yesterday to an admitted serial pedophile, saying that the sentence completely undermines the justice system and will have devastating results within the Jewish community.
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“You have made a mockery of justice and spat in the face of our families,” said Rabbi Shea Hecht, with the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education, in his press release.
As previously reported on VIN News, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Martin Murphy yesterday sentenced Andrew Goodman to just two years in jail. The 27 year old Goodman, a resident of Flatbush, admitted to sexually abusing a pair of Orthodox brothers over a period of four years, and pleaded guilty to 118 counts of 48 felonies. Although Goodman made bail after his arrest in 2010, he was remanded to Riker’s Island after community members filmed other boys leaving his home in the early morning hours, and with time already served, Goodman will have completed his sentence and will be out on the streets in just two months.
Rabbi Hecht further accused Judge Murphy of reversing the positive strides made by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, whose office has devoted considerable resources to persuading Jewish victims to report instances of abuse to the authorities and trusting the legal system to mete out justice.
“Your compassion for an unrepentant pedophile only reinforces the notion that the justice system is no place for a Jew. You have set the efforts to lift the veil of silence from our communities back almost completely,” said Rabbi Hecht.
Rabbi Hecht, who sent a letter to Judge Murphy prior to the sentencing asking for an appropriately lengthy sentence to be served, was just one individual who requested a tougher sentence for Goodman.
According to reports on the Sheepshead Bay blog, SheepsheadBites.com, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz sent a letter to Judge Murphy asking for a seven year sentence for Goodman, a prison term recommended by the Brooklyn DA’s office. Prosecutors had been seeking a seven year sentence on each count, which would have kept Goodman in jail for the rest of his life.
Despite what he termed a miscarriage of justice, Rabbi Hecht was steadfast in his commitment that all cases of sexual abuse must be reported to the authorities.
“Abusers like Goodman are an imminent threat to our children and our families,” stressed Rabbi Hecht. “We are obligated by Jewish law to eradicate their threat by reporting them to the authorities.”
And SMR got a life sentance?!
This news article left me feeling nauseous. And scared for our kids safety. And a deep distrust for our justice system…. 🙁
Why do the rebbeim run to condemn a modern yid? I bet if he was a rebbi they would protect him
All those VIN haters who love the american justice system and despise the Rabbi’s, now you got justice 😉
Bet you had he been dressed with a black coat even worse go with a hat he would of been convicted for 200 years… and all self hated jews would be so excited…
Ein Luny Al Me Le’shuien
interesting while i like what he said they never say it when the person is black hat why is that?
Or hopefully this is a change in attitude.
Does anyone know the details of this case ? How old were the victims ? There is a big difference if they were 15 or 8
This is actually a misleading news article. It’s a settlement reached by the Crooklyn’s DA Office with the judge and it never went to trial. The 2 year sentence is 2 months short of time already served by Andrew Goodman. It’s crocodile tears from the Bklyn’s DA Office pointing the finger at the judge instead of doing their own navel gazing. See Nuchem’s Blog for greater details into this story. Unfortunately, I cannot post the URL link in this comment, as that goes against posting rules. Also, see Shmarya’s FM blog.
At least the entire nation knows who this man is and will know to keep their children FAR away from him. If nothing else, that is SOMETHING good that came out of this.
This is outrageous on so many levels! Thank You Rabbi for sticking up for the downtrodden. I wonder if the Bais Hamikdosh was around, they would send a man like this to the Oraiy Miklot after his release. Freedom of movement in that city, but if you leave you can get whacked… and yes I do equate molestation of young children with murder! Possibly worse..
What a travesty! Someone like him gets a slap on the wrist and someone like Rubashkin was basically given a lifetime sentence and people like Pollard are sitting jail even though he is so ill. I hope all you bleeding heart liberals are happy. I’d like to see how fast you would change your minds if chos vishalom it would happen to someone you loved. This judge should be removed from bench. He has made a mockery of our justice system. Good Shabbos to all.
Thank you, Rabbi Hecht! You’re doing Hashem’s work
May Judge Murphy is Queer himself.
Thank G-d we have at least some rebbeim with an ounce of decency and courage to speak up. This judge should rot along with his friend, this murderous Jew.
This case breaks my heart. The Rabbi worked so hard in getting justice for these two young men and to have Judge Martin Murphy give Andrew Goodman two years and will only be two months with time served. We need to speak up for all children that this is to never happen again.