Did the Lakewood beit din, Jewish religious court, disband rather than receive evidence that proved Kolko's guilt? It looks like that may very well be true.
The Asbury Park Press reports:
…[A]ccording to papers filed in court by Senior Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Laura N. Pierro, the victim's father first brought the accusations against [Yosef] Kolko to the Beis Din in Lakewood, a council comprised of three rabbis, shortly after his son came forward to him with the allegations in February 2009.
The Beis Din hired Brooklyn, N.Y., social worker Gavriel Fagin to interview Kolko and determine the legitimacy of the allegations…
Kolko later entered counseling but discontinued his treatment shortly afterward, prompting the victim's father to bring the allegations to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office in July 2009, according to the court papers.…
At a hearing Wednesday to determine whether Fagin will be able to testify to a jury about what Kolko told him, the social worker said that he was hired by the Beis Din in Lakewood in February 2009 to evaluate Kolko to determine his risk to the community and what, if any, were his treatment options.…[Kolko] began to open up about the allegations," Fagin said. "There were a lot of specifics”…
Fagin said he never forwarded his evaluation report to Beis Din because the rabbinical council had disbanded, nor did he share it with anyone else.…
In New Jersey, it appears that rabbis or a beit din would be mandatory reporters (pages 35-36):
Professionals Required to Report
No professional groups are specified in statute; all persons are required to report.
Reporting by Other Persons
Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.10
Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to child abuse or neglect or acts of child abuse shall report.
Standards for Making a Report
Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.10
A report is required when a person has reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect.
Perhaps this is why the beit din "disbanded" before Fagin could give them the results of his work.
[Hat Tip: The Other DK.]