Orthodox NYC counselor on trial in sex abuse case Step onto a Williamsburg street and tall guys in skinny jeans and tattoos are mingling with a flush of men in dark coats and hats carrying prayer books and speaking Yiddish. The Hasidic Jews appear to outsiders as though they come from another time; embracing centuries-old traditions, they wear black clothes, tall hats, long beards and earlocks. The girl, now 17, was sent to Weberman at age 12 because she'd been asking theological questions and he had a reputation for helping people back on the spiritual path. Engelman was given a lie detector test and encouraged to keep quiet about the allegations, and the rabbi was temporarily removed ? long enough for Engelman to turn 23, making him too old under state law to file a complaint. [...] the victims would be intimidated and threatened, and the case would fall apart. [...] 100 of the total 5,389 cases in the borough have come from the ultra-orthodox community, the district attorney's office said. [...] victims' rights advocates say Hynes has purposefully ignored some cases and hasn't pushed as strongly for full prosecutions of others ? bowing to powerful rabbis in exchange for political support, a charge he strongly denies.
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