Nechemya Weberman Convicted for Sexually Abusing a Young Girl over a Period of Years

Brooklyn News Corp
December 10, 2012

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Source: NYDN

Brooklyn DA Charles J. Hynes today announced the conviction of Nechemya Weberman, 54, for sexually abusing a young girl over a period of years.

District Attorney Hynes said, “The victim showed great courage to come forward in a very difficult time. Hopefully, this verdict will lead to the understanding for other women that they can come forward as well.”

Weberman was convicted on one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, 12 counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree, two counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the Third Degree, 18 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, 25 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The top count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. He faces a total of 117 years. Weberman was remanded and he will be sentenced before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Ingram on January 9 at 10:00 AM.

The victim’s parents hired Weberman, an unlicensed therapist, to provide counseling for their daughter, beginning in 2007, when she was 12. From then, until 2010, Weberman sexually abused the girl multiple times, mostly in his office.