Rockland County, NY – Ramapo police arrested 58-year-old Rabbi Moishe Turner earlier this week for allegedly sodomizing boys.
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The Monsey resident was arraigned in Spring Valley Village Court yesterday, and charged with seven counts of criminal sex acts in the second degree, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The religious leader posted bail yesterday, and is expected back in court on Oct. 27. His case is being handled by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.
Noted: An accusation are mere allegations and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
if true thank goodness someone had the brains to tell the police
Innocent until proven guilty. Be mindful.
ok not news for those who know him…. now its confirmed.. well c what the justice system does. either way this is terrible PR for the community…
Bad news: This guy shoukd have go in 20 years ago, He was throwin out from all mikvas years ago, Nope he is no Rabbi at all, Just a regular pervert in monsey
Why is every Jew charged with criminal sex acts portrayed in the media as a “rabbi” or “religious leader”? This guy is neither. He’s just a sick dude.
The hell with the community!
If it were my kid I would want to strangle this criminal.
How dare anyone ever put the community over the welfare of its members.
I was wondering 20 years when this will happen ?
I remember him from summer camp. Some 35 years ago where he worked. He was trouble back then. What took so long ?
(Reply to #12 ) we where young then. And the world was different back then. I think that kids are a lot more educated now.
This type of conduct is far more widespread than most people think. Some of the boys may be traumatized for a while, longer or shorter, but others will have given in to this Moishe as another in line. Sorry to say but the community is more worried about shemiras haloshon in shidduchim, the chumras or hilchos eruvin and glatt meat than it is about the grievous sin of sodomy.
there isn’t a community leader in the area that did not know about him. he was banned from many public places in the past 20-30 years.
new york needs the manated reporter law that we have here in california.
innocent until proven guilty is a USA rule that we don’t throw an innocent man in jail as if he is guilty…if we feel he may run or he can’t make bail we WILL hold him(her) until a fair trial can be convened… even if he is found innocent by a jury, it does not mean he didn’t do it ..it just means the evidence couldn’t prove beyond a REASONABLE doubt…that is different than a possibility of doubt…(juries today find it difficult to make that distinction)….from religious law while we are not choshed b’kishairim…that is with a kashir…at this point in this persons life he seems not to be a kashir and even if he were to be you would still be obligated to be choshed for this behavior as this is not the first time these allegations have surfaced and this kind of activity would make the person a rodeph..as paskind by most leading torah authorities…
So sad, (If)he was known for this He needed to have been taken out back and taught a good lesson years ago. Jews do not tolerate child molesters.
I’m sorry… but I cannot BELIEVE how many people knew about this man, but didn’t say anything! >[:-P
Just goes to show, some people will straight-up worry MORE about the impact on the “community as a whole”, rather than countless little boys & girls who are routinely victimized for decades on end!
And please… for anyone who is offended by my comments, don’t rush to judgement, because I’m not! I KNOW the entire Yidden population is not being represented by this one crazy, perverted man. But let’s be realistic! There ARE people within religions who care more about the public image of their people on the whole, than the numbers of lives that are completely devestated by these criminals & sick perverts!
This was a HUGE problem in the Catholic church- but I know for a fact (having once been a Christian), that it’s a problem in *other* sects of Christianity as well! And almost ALWAYS, the preacher, perpetrator, priest, pervert, or whatever you want to call him, is protected, moved to a different location, etc. and the parents are bought off, or told to be quiet in the best interests of the “Catholic Faith” (or Protestant)
When will this CLEARLY criminal & sick behavior end?!?!
the boys knew to try to stay away from moshe turner but it was a different era back then. We never were told to tell. Please dont blame the kids from back them
btw rumor has it that the rabbonim forced him to take meds to control himself, sadly it looks like it didnt work
Based on several previous comments – this man was known to the community and there was even an effort to keep him from children by the community leaders. I guess this case – if proven true – shows that despite “best efforts” (read with sarcasm if you’d like) community leaders are not up to the task of protecting children, even from known molesters, something they have claimed for a long time was possible.
unfortunately,the one and only person in the frum community, who was fighting for the last 5 years to have pedophiles and molestors reported and put behind bars,for all his efforts,he was put into CHEREM by all the rabbonim,and was thrown out from all the SHULL’S in willy and boro-park,
i doubt very much that VIN’S censors will print this comment,but i figured i’ll try
Lock him up.