Weberman Rape Trial: Alleged Victim's Testimony Completed

After days of testimony and more days of grueling cross examination and the brief redirect that followed, the 17-year-old alleged victim of accused child rapist Rabbi Nechemya Weberman has completed her testimony.

Accused child rapist and sexual abuser Rabbi Nechemya Weberman

She did well, from what I've heard so far.

Oren Yaniv, who's covering the trial for the Daily News and who is live tweeting it from the court, reports that the alleged victim was asked (I believe by the prosecution on redirect)  why she decided to come forward and report the alleged sexual abuse.

According to Yaniv, the alleged victim responded, "I felt I had responsibility...it's kind of my fault that he kept doing what he was doing to other people."

It took tremendous courage for the alleged victim, who is now 17-years-old (the alleged sexual abuse began when she was 12) to come forward. She, close friends and some family members have had to endure intense harassment from what many increasingly call the Satmar Mafia. Her then-boyfriend was extorted and lost his restaurant due to that extortion. She has been demonized as a "slut," a "whore," a girl who "wanted it," a "liar," a "machshefah [witch]," et cetera.

If Weberman is indeed guilty, this young woman is a hero because she stood fast against intense waves of abuse heaped on her, not only to get justice for herself and, as she said on the stand the other day, "peace," but to protect other young girls from Weberman's exploitation, abuse and rape.

If more victims of child sexual abuse and rape would follow her example, many more rapists and pedophiles would be in prison today. And when they're in prison, they can't rape women and they can't rape children.

May that day come, and may it come very, very soon.

Comments

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Weberman Rape Trial: Alleged Victim's Testimony Completed

B"H

[bas melech]

May she live a long, healthy, happy life.

[Eli, what me messiah?]

The vile courtroom act of the bully Yosele Fried highlights just how courageous this girl is. Fortunately, for every worm like Fried there are thousands of decent people who will applaud and admire her.

[devorah]

Please say a special prayer for her that her strength continues. Let her feel the presense of Jews who care in spite of the Jews(?) who have hurt this poor girl.

[Runner1983]

The haredim who are harassing the victim and her family are not Jews. They are masquerading as Jews. Jews don't treat victims in this way. These haredim are nothing more than a cult. I feel sorry for those born into this cult, and have great difficulty escaping because as children they were not properly educated, nor do they develop the interpersonal skills to deal with people outside the cult. They are not taught to develop their own critical judgment and common sense, but are taught to blindly follow rabbis who are accountable to no one. These haredim are an embarrassment.

[old time brooklyn]

such a smile on his face 0- when he belongs to tyrone or big brownie will he still smile

[njsmiley]

Posted by: Runner1983 | November 30, 2012 at 07:46 PM

I wish I could "thumbs up" your post. Concise, precise, to the point, and unfortunately every word is true.