The civil suit against Rabbi Elimelech Meisels, Pnimim Seminary, its American fundraising arm, several other haredi seminaries once controlled by Meisels, and others has been settled out of court. Meisels allegedly sexually abused and exploited young haredi women who were students at those Israeli seminaries. (This particular lawsuit is over deposits families gave these seminaries and which the families wanted to be returned to them after Meisels alleged abuse became public and these families chose not to send their children to Meisels' schools as a result.)