Rabbi Nechemya Weberman's accusor, who recently turned 18, shot back at his supporters,
who once rallied for him by the hundreds: "When they think about me,
they should think about how they would feel if it where their daughter.
Would they let them be abused? Or would they stop it?…You
have to fight it all the way. You can't be scared…You can't
be scared of being kicked out of the community. This is the beginning
of the changes.”
Rabbi Nechemya Weberman
The Daily News has a long detailed article on the Rabbi Nechemya Weberman verdict that includes quotes from Weberman's victim. Here's an excerpt:
…“How did the jury listen to someone who hates the community so much?" fumed Joel Weinstock, 31, a close family friend of Weberman. "The people in this community are so hurt."
Weberman's accusor, who recently turned 18, shot back at his supporters, who once rallied for him by the hundreds: "When they think about me, they should think about how they would feel if it where their daughter. Would they let them be abused? Or would they stop it?”…
"You have to fight it all the way. You can't be scared," she said. "You can't be scared of being kicked out of the community. This is the beginning of the changes.”…
The victim testified she and her family were harassed and shunned for coming forward; her father lost his business and her nieces were kicked out of school.…