Child-abusing sex fiend Nechemya Weberman faces sentencing Tuesday as more victims are reported
Nechemya Weberman, an Hasidic religious counselor in Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, will be sentenced in Brooklyn on Tuesday for sexually abusing a young Williamsburg girl for years, starting at age 12.
After coming forward, the girl, now 18, and her family were the targets of a coordinated intimidation effort. More than 1,000 Hasidic men raised $500,000 for Weberman’s legal defense before the trial.
During the trial, two Weberman supporters were arrested for illegally taking a picture of the victim with cell phones while she was on the stand, and emailing it out. The girl was called a slut and a troublemaker; members of her family were also harassed. Following Weberman’s conviction, a Hasidic rabbi who campaigns against the sexual abuse of children was attacked in Williamsburg by a man who threw bleach in his face.