Chicago, IL – A Cook County judge today said there was no evidence a man violated a court order that prohibited him from taking his Jewish daughter to a Catholic service, the man’s lawyer said today.
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In May, Joseph Reyes was charged criminal contempt, accused of violating an injunction barring him from taking his young daughter to “non-Jewish” religious activities.
Today, Judge Elizabeth Loredo-Rivera found Reyes not guilty of the charges, according to Reyes’ lawyer Joel Brodsky.
“They were unable to prove that my client violated the court order. . .The judge said that they did not prove that Joseph Reyes exposed his child to the Catholic religion,” Brodsky said.
The injunction was imposed after Reyes sent photographs of his daughter’s baptism to his estranged wife, who is raising the child Jewish. The couple was embroiled in a contentious divorce proceeding at the time.
Reyes responded to the order by asking television news crews to film him in December supposedly taking his daughter to Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago. Reyes, a student at John Marshall Law School, said he defied the order because it was unconstitutional.
In her ruling, the judge said there was no evidence that a video presented in court showed Reyes with his daughter during religious services, Brodsky said. He said the video did not specifically show the girl’s face or showed her at mass.
The restrictions on Reyes’ church attendance with his daughter ended with a divorce ruling in April. Reyes was permitted to take his daughter to church services during visitation, including Christmas and Easter.
This is a correct decision. Judges have no business telling either parent in a joint custody situation “which shul” to go to or not to go to. Can you imagine a judge telling the father that he must take the yinglach to a shul that davens in nusach sefard or that a MO minyan is not good enough and it must be a yeshivish minyan. Just a reminder why divorce is so terrible for the kids.
These parents obviously hate each other more than they love this child. The one to suffer will of course, be the child. She will certainly become confused about religion and not know which is which and which, if any, is hers.
‘oy! we lost!’
Solution: Don’t marry non-Jews. And don’t date non-Jews, and then ask them to do a sham “conversion” to give an appearance of a commitment to Judaism on your part.
‘oy! we lost!’
#3 Harvey: What exactly did “we” lose? The only loser here is the poor child.
Unfortunately, this is what occurs, when these mixed marriages end. Then, all of the ugliness and pent up hostility towards Jews, emanates by the gentile spouse.
Correct #4 . She marries a non jew what does she think?? Is he less of a father than she a mother??
This is going to be one confused kid. She is technically Jewish, but being brought to church is not helping her . The parents will end up paying more in dr. bills.!!!
Yet another argument in favor of implementing a nationwide gazera like the Syrian ban. What have we come to that this kind of shtus is possible?
Anonymous Says:
Unfortunately, this is what occurs, when these mixed marriages end. Then, all of the ugliness and pent up hostility towards Jews, emanates by the gentile spouse.
what hate he just took her where he goes. explain please?