Haredi Perps In Horrific Child Abuse Case Get 17 And 20 Years

Followers of notorious kabbalah cult leader Elior Chen sentenced.

     

17 and 20 year sentences for followers of 'abusive rabbi' Elior Chen
Aviad Glickman • Ynet

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced David Kugman, a follower of "abusive rabbi" Elior Chen, who was indicted for serious child abuse offences to 20 years in prison.

In addition, Avraham Maskalchi and Shimon Gabai who were also indicted for their involvement in the child abuse affair were sentenced to 17 years in prison. A fourth follower, Roi Tzoref, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his small part in the affair. In the ruling the judge mentioned that "the defendants undermined the basic understanding that children must be protected from evil." She added: "I hope the children's innocence is not gone forever."

Update 10:30 am CST – Here is the Ha'aretz report:

Followers of Israeli 'rabbi' accused of child abuse sentenced for complicity
The four were convicted of severely abusing eight children under Chen's orders two years ago; one of the children remains unconscious to this day.
By Nir Hasson • Ha’aretz

Jerusalem District Court sentenced Tuesday four disciples of self proclaimed Rabbi Elior Chen to lengthy prison sentences, after they were convicted of child abuse earlier this year.

The four were convicted in February of severely abusing eight children. David Kugman- the central defendant in the case – was sentenced to 20 years in jail; Avraham Mascalchi and Shimon Gabai were sentenced to 17 years in prison, and Ro'i Tzoref was sentenced to 30 months in prison after the court ruled that he played a minor part in the abuse.

The child abuse affair was uncovered two years ago, when a child Chen had been treating was taken to the hospital unconscious. Once the story became public, Chen fled to Brazil, which extradited him back to Israel. He is now on trial at the Jerusalem District Court.

Chen, who called himself a rabbi, told his disciples the abuse was necessary to "purify" the children, all members of one family. As a result, the children were severely beaten, burned, locked in suitcases and forced to eat their own feces, among other acts; one child remains in a coma to this day as a result.

In her ruling, Judge Nava Ben-Or called the case "incomprehensible," adding that Israel has never before known anything like it.

For instance, Mascalchi, 25, was convicted of burning the fingers of one child, taping his mouth shut, stuffing him into a suitcase and leaving him there for some time. Kugman, 24, was convicted of tying up the children and then beating them. He also held one child to an electric heater, causing burns so severe that the child needed a skin transplant.

Two of the four defendants denied all the charges against them. The other two admitted to some, but claimed that they were helpless under Chen's "magical" influence.

The mother of the eight children, who remains unnamed, was sentenced in May to five years in prison after pleading guilty to shaking, burning and tying up her children.

Chen's trial is currently taking place in Jerusalem.

Comments

[ruthie]

to the children: i hope you grow up and have very very happy lives.
you did a wonderful job putting these people away. you will be richly rewarded.

[effie]

Oh, great. They'll all be out in time to abuse more children.

[Menachem Mendel lll]

For once I agree with Iranian "justice".

[harold]

Haredi Perps In Horrific Child Abuse Case Get 17 And 20 Years

Amazing, they get less time than Rubashkin!

[effie]

That's because they are Haredi, in Israel, and you frumbags treat children like dirt.

[Shmarya]

Amazing, they get less time than Rubashkin!

Posted by: harold | November 23, 2010 at 10:10 AM

The uber-moron spouts off again.

In Israel, Rubashkin would have received a lower sentence, too.

That's because Israel is very light on most crime, and that's one of the reasons so many haredi criminals go there to hide.

[DBSesq.]

I don't think Israeli prisons give their inmates cable television, internet and gyms.

[jay]

American prisons don't provide cable t.v. or internet either. The convicts have access to a cable hooked up to a rooftop antenna, if they're lucky.

[Aussie]

All Australian jails have gyms and at least one prison in Victoria has cable or pay tv as we call it here....

[Isa]

Texas:
After the jury quit vomiting they would max the sentences... 40 years no parole or life with no parole.

In the 'good old days' Texas had chain gangs

[Dave]

Listen Ruthie, Spare the rod, spoil the child.
OK wiseguy?

[Dave]

@Jay, when was the last time you were in an American prison? When big guy? How do you know what they have in there? Don't BS about something you obviously know nothing about.

[Jay]

Umm.. the last time I was in a correctional facility was last week on Tuesday when I was doing some consulting work. I wish I'd seen this post back in November, LOL!!!