Brooklyn, NY – Principal Of Orthodox Jewish School Convicted For Abuse; Faces Life In Prison

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    Emanuel Yegutkin was a principal in 2009 at Elite High School in Flatbush, NY.Brooklyn, NY – Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the conviction of Emanuel Yegutkin, 33, for sexually abusing three young boys over the course of 10 years.

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    Yegutkin was convicted before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Dineen Riviezzo on 75 counts of charges including three counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, The top charge, Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree carries a maximum sentence of 25 years.

    Yegutkin will be back in court on December 17 to announce a sentencing date.

    District Attorney Hynes said, “This violent sexual predator faces the remainder of his life behind bars. This should serve as a clear message that those who would sexually abuse children in this county will be punished severely.”

    Yegutkin was a principal of a private Jewish high school in Brooklyn. He became a close friend of the victims’ family after attending the school where the victims’ father worked, and visited their home frequently. The victims did not attend Yegutkin’s school. From 1996 to 2005, Yegutkin sexually abused two of the boys when they were ages seven to 15-years-old, and in 2008, exposed the third boy to pornography. Yegutkin was arrested in January 2009.

    At trial, the three victims testified against Yegutkin. The trial began on October 18th. The jury, consisting of seven men and five women, were in deliberations since November 29. They came back with a guilty verdict today, finding Yegutkin guilty on all 75 counts.


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    CountryYossi
    CountryYossi
    11 years ago

    Burich Dyen Emes

    PowerUp
    PowerUp
    11 years ago

    Only in amarica do you go to jail for life, I honestly think this is really going overboard!

    CherryKnish
    CherryKnish
    11 years ago

    This DA is really going overboard in picking on orthodox people. Dineen Riviezzo-75 counts & 25 years? Rapists & murdereres get a lot less. Juries these days are illiterate dummies.

    shredready
    shredready
    11 years ago

    hopefully this will start putting fear into future molesters that you will be outed and punished the free ride is over

    LEEAVE
    LEEAVE
    11 years ago

    sad that it come 2 this

    DRSLZ
    DRSLZ
    11 years ago

    It’s sad that some people appear more concerned about a predator than about his victims, who will likely be scarred for life in ways most of us cannot even imagine.

    thegreatone
    thegreatone
    11 years ago

    Molesters should not be tolerated without exception.However,our enemies from within declared war against us frum yidden and we cant rid ourselves from these tzadikim.
    The DA has no choice he is under a lot of pressure from the so called activists who declared themselves as guardian of our kids.

    11 years ago

    Amazing how low we got. How people gloat when a fellow Jew is convicted and is send to prison for the rest of his life, regardless if he’s right or wrong. These so called activist are a group of lost Jewish souls who are trying to bring their misery into the midst of us. Go back to your hangouts in manhattan which is filled with hatred against orthodox Jews even though you all started out being orthodox and have your venting cholent parties every Thursday night and please leave us alone

    festayid
    festayid
    11 years ago

    His fellow prisoners should do to him what he did to those innocent kids

    11 years ago

    What is happening to our people? Two in the same courthouse in the same week for the same crime??? How can this be?

    11 years ago

    i spoke to the mother today and informed her of the verdict.she is a amazing woman with great midos and emunah. she was very glad that the nightmare is over.She asked me to convey to the community that awareness and educating children on the subject of abuse must be expanded to all yeshivas.This case is so sad because the family had complete trust in emanuel as a educator and mechanech.Working on this case with the family for the past two years,i was shocked that previous mosdos knew about emanuels history and kept silent Burech Hashem the three boys are doing welll with one getting married in march my question is …..why did it take Da hynes 4 years to bring this case to trial????? we all know why voj

    HaNavon
    HaNavon
    11 years ago

    Good!
    If we would be able to do things according to Torah law, being that there’s no aidus but we know that it happened, we put him into a locked room with no food and say “if Hashem wants him to live, let Hashem send him food directly”!
    Yes, that really is the din! However, if it becomes widespread, which is the case now, then Beis Din may kill him even without aidus and hasroaah, even today and even in galus, if it will strike fear into the hearts of such perverts.

    HaNavon
    HaNavon
    11 years ago

    Oh, and by the way, it happens to be that since the late 90’s, rabunnim in Brooklyn knew about this and didn’t act.
    In fact, most cases of child molestation that come in front of the members of the Mo’etzes Gedolei HaTorah are NOT reported by them to authorities!
    Why does everyone continue to trust their children to these “gedolim”???
    Even more, why do we trust them with KASHRUS?????
    If I had to bet all of my money on which is more kosher, either meat from the OU, or Hebrew National, and I already know that the same rabbis that are involved in kashrus within the OU have kept these cases quiet, but Rav Ralbag wouldn’t…
    Which would I pick to eat?
    The Hebrew National!!!!!

    I feel the same way about modern orthodox schools!

    11 years ago

    More and more and of course because perhaps there is online news today, I am reading of convicted sex offenders in the orthodox jewish community. This is the most painstaking time to visit our news sites and I am completely without remorse for any of these pedophiles that are endemic now to the affluent jewish communities it seems.
    I think that the problem is that in this day and era, there is more attention to the wicked and the ways of the world than there is to Torah.

    I read lots of the news here and I find that there is an outrageous number of jews who post too who violate Jewish Law in their conduct online. This must be more than just a few pedophiles. We must as jews learn to discriminate between poverty and hatred and pursue only Torah in our endeavors. Israel can not sit tight while out own brothers are situationally destroying the very heart of Israel.

    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    11 years ago

    To #3 We should thank DA Hynes for doing his job!! We are all trying to protect our children — Every single one of them should be put away for a long time so that our kids will be able to walk the streets without fear!!

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    11 years ago

    He should be castrated imm and after 50 years in jail maybe released. He will never change his way so castration is really the only answer. What an SOB

    sissel613
    sissel613
    11 years ago

    I hope he gets life in prison with no chance of parol. #10 , you think ten years will cure him? No it won’t. Statistics show that child predators never are cured, so to keep MY grandchildren, and maybe your children and/or grandchildren safe, you better hope he never gets out. AND if they don’t keep him in isolation the rest of the prison population will take really good care of him.

    11 years ago

    To all of you in favor of or pitying this monster, you most porobably have never come close to experiencing such a horrible act or its life lasting scars.

    Firstly, the victims, their future spouses and ultimately their children will suffer for life from such abuse, they will remain in “their own prison” for life, all because of one’s inhumain desires, because of one’s sadistic n ruthless wish to satisfy his own sick n twisted desire on an innocent victim’s account.

    And secondly, what is our guarantee that this man won’t reoffend… Keep him away from society for as long as possible!!

    And thirdly, if all those holy rabunim would not put all their efforts in covering up those horrendous acts while ignoring the torture the victims have suffered, DA hynes would not have to go out of his way in making a statement that THIS WILL NO LONGER BE TOLLERATED!!

    qazxc
    qazxc
    11 years ago

    Life in prison sounds pretty bad but hopefully it won’t be a very long sentence.

    enlightened-yid
    enlightened-yid
    11 years ago

    Hynes is taking too much credit for this case. The principal served the Russian immigrant community since Elite high school is not for black hat world. The victims were Russian immigrant background and in that community, intimidation from rabbis on cooperating with Law Enforcement would not work. The parents and victims would not tolerate harassment from the community to keep quiet. Had this monster been a principal of your typical black hat yeshiva and have his victims been from traditional Frum Belt, Hynes would be facing obstacles like victim intimidation, little cooperation, and community protection of this pedophile. Hynes said this is a warning to other child abusers…more like a lesson for Frum Pedophiles to pick your victims carefully so that rabbinical and community intimidation works on them more than in less religiously controlled homes. Sad State of Affairs

    Geb_ah_shmeichel
    Geb_ah_shmeichel
    11 years ago

    The main problem is, that all these charges are 10 years old. The lesson we learn today only helps for the future, yet all these convictions are old cases and get life behind bars.

    shmuelg613
    shmuelg613
    11 years ago

    Dina D’malchusa Dina!!! No More Toleration…No More!!!

    11 years ago

    Anyone having sympothy for this molester and the amount of years he got is either: 1. Naive, 2. Covering for someone, 3. Covering for himself or 4. All of the above!

    11 years ago

    So anyone can accuse someone of sexual abuse, testify and guy goes to jail.

    I guess this is the latest weapon to use when you don’t like someone

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    11 years ago

    Sherree Says- this isn’t a questionnaire that needs answers. Just state your opinion and give others a chance.

    ChareidiMan
    ChareidiMan
    11 years ago

    Very sad for a man to spend the rest of his life in prison, but not merely as sad as a child spending the rest of his life in teraphy, pain and a life full of issues.

    My heart breaks for your wife and kids, but you dont have anything of my heart. get used to American cheeses sandwiches in state prison

    11 years ago

    It really sad that out of so many posts, there is almost none that may have a doubt that he may be not guilty or may be not such a monster as some people portrait him. I see most of the posts are written by one person, who is very involved with victim’s family. I happened to know Emanuel for many years, and I refuse to believe all of you who don’t know anything about case and still spread lies and empty accusations about him. I happened to know the victims family, including the children who were involved, and you can not really say the were “fine frum boys” because they were involved in many things including drugs etc from the early ages and to blame Emanuel for everything is not fair. I’m happy that victims family will have wedding in the family, but I can not stop thinking what will happen to Emanuel’s family. Even if he is guilty as charged, his family’s life is ruined, his poor wife, and poor 3 little daughters won’t have a husband, father around. All of you who are attacking him and wish him to rot in jail, think for a second about his children. I think he deserves much less punishment that you suggest here, and yes, I will not afraid to have my children near him.

    MONTREALYID
    MONTREALYID
    11 years ago

    May he rot in jail for life.

    I appeal to the orthodox community to expunge these vile abusers from your midst.

    You are doing a great disservice to your own children by harbouring these predators.

    This vile creature was found quilty by a court of law and so he should pay for his despicable crime.

    5TResident
    Noble Member
    5TResident
    11 years ago

    I think the people who are defending this man without knowing him or the facts are forgetting what kind of HUGE Chilul Hashem he committed, aside from what the jury said he did to those children.

    11 years ago

    The world has gone very extreme. I have seen many decent people, avoiding children on the street waiting to be crossed, or any other dialogue with children, out of fear of being accused.
    Leiby Kletzky O”H, met many good people on the street, before meeting that monster, but good people know to keep away from children, so they didn’y offer assistance.

    shlishkes
    shlishkes
    11 years ago

    Sander, one can only wonder why you are so supportive of a pedophile. Blaming the victims and slandering them as druggies who are not frum is
    evil. Who cares if they are not frum or might have done drugs-which has never been indicated. Only frum kids are molested?

    BTW this guy is not frum or orthodox, he is garbage in ANY community and one can only hope that he will suffer greatly in prison.

    Sander and the other supporters of this pedophile and those who feel child rape is not serious enough to for a lifetime in prison should be ashamed of themselves and these are the exact type of people who don’t report pedophiles. If it was their own child (although they probably would not believe their child) would they get up and ask the judge for a shorter sentence for the pedophile?Thank G-d for the American justice system and for the brave children who report these atrocities.

    11 years ago

    #74 : Years ago, I heard an interview with an expert (maybe Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?) who said that all communities have incest… except Jews. Of course, we know that she was wrong. There is sexual abuse in all ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic groups. Some may have more, some may have less, but your claim that there is no sexual abuse among conservative and reform Jews is laughable.

    Yoily30
    Yoily30
    11 years ago

    To severe !?? he should be put to death

    Realist77
    Realist77
    11 years ago

    Its amazing to read the amount of compassion towards the abuser. He ruined the lives of 3 young boys. These boys will forever carry the the guilt, shame, and other consequences of being abused. A life sentence, sounds just right.
    To understand an abuser, is to understand that the abuser chose and groomed this boys for his abuse. Its not an impulsive act. Its a premeditated, calculated, thought out process. Unfortunately, most of teh research shows that these abusers cannot be rehabilitated, and have an extremely high recidivism rate of re-abusing.
    The frum community, has to start realizing that getting them to “promise” not to do it again, just will not work.

    11 years ago

    To the people who are expressing rachmonus for Yegutkin, you either may be unaware, or you didn’t consider, the following. Sex abuse inflicted on a child, and here there is one child who was 7, has devastating, permanent consequences. There is actual damage to the cells of the body, and the brain, proven by radiographic brain studies of child abuse victims. Victims have higher rates of substance abuse, and suicide. Its a form of slow homicide, as victims have shorter life spans. Some, with therapy, do thrive, but others don’t. Its a very grave crime, and not so long ago, the death penalty could be imposed in some states, depending on the severity of the crime. The law does not give any exception for clergy, or orthodox Jews, and the law needs to be enforced. Yegutkin had the opportunity to plead guilty, which he most certainly is, and negotiate a plea, but he chose to gamble for an acquittal, force the victims to testify, and he lost. He will not be facing a very sympathetic judge at sentencing. I feel sorry for him too, but sympathy has no place in the courtroom. Had I been on the jury, I would have said guilty. If I were the judge, I would give at least 15 years.

    concernedmom1
    concernedmom1
    11 years ago

    Whats most concerning is that he is one of or “own” and a principle of a school. That is the true meaning of a wolf in sheeps clothing! It was the same as with the Levi Aaron case. The poor boy went to one of our “own” because he thought he could trust him. The same with these kids – the man was the principle of their school – if you cant trust a priciple then should our children trust? The kids probably didnt see it coming. and thats the WORST part! So no, I dont pity him. I do pity his wife and kids, but I hope he gets true din vcheshbon if he is guilty!

    monalisa
    monalisa
    11 years ago

    Sherree, if anyone wants to see their name in print, it’s you. Can’t you just stop telling us all what to do and how to do it. you are so annoying.

    I don’t know anything about this case, but I want to know what will happen to this man’s wife & children, his parents & siblings? Who is helping them? They are also victims. He is facing serious jail time, why should his poor family be “imprisoned” as well?

    yemenite
    yemenite
    11 years ago

    I don’t care what he did, a yid doesn’t belong in prison, and certainly for that long. He should be given chance to do teshuva and do good to redeem himself. I just can’t imagine what he’ll face in prison surrounded by goyim.

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    11 years ago

    74 is a troll/red herring. Yasher koiach to all of you who fell for it (no, it was not my work but it took me 1 second to figure it out.)

    Actually, if Yegutkin really did stop when he got married, an appropriate punishment may be chemical castration after 15 years or so in the can. However, I doubt that is the case, and the world is better off with him behind bars forever.

    truejudge
    truejudge
    11 years ago

    For all those of you screaming “guilty”, consider this:
    Sexual abuse cases are the only type of cases where no physical evidence is needed and a conviction is solely based on the word of the victim and the opinions of the members of a jury. So although it may be true that a molester should pay for his crimes, there is no way for any of us to ascertain whether those crimes actually took place! Unfortunately, there is no good solution to this problem; On the one hand, we don’t want molesters on the street, on the other hand, we don’t want innocent people sitting in jail!

    truejudge
    truejudge
    11 years ago

    It is also an unfortunate and well-known fact that children (no matter their age) cannot always be trusted to tell the truth. There are many documented cases of men and women who sat in jail for years before their accusers admitted to having lied and/or being coerced into saying those lies. (Watch the movies: “Just Ask My Children” based on a true story and “Witch Hunt” a documentary on this topic.) Also, very often, those being accused are coerced into signing confessions by investigators, who convince them that it is in their best interest to sign as it will possibly avoid the embarrassment of a trial (which is, of course, untrue). Google “falsely accused of sexual abuse” and you will find many such stories.

    truejudge
    truejudge
    11 years ago

    Basically, please be careful with what you say/write regarding this or other such cases. Just because a man has been convicted in a court of law, it does NOT mean he is guilty. All you are doing with your mean comments is causing pain to his poor wife and children.
    I pray that Hashem, the True Judge, exonerate the innocent, and spare their families the pain of a conviction. I also pray that those who are TRUE victims of abuse, should heal and be zochim to build batei neemanim b’yisrael!