Rabbi Karp Indicted; Remains in Jail

By Ed Wittenberg
Cleveland Jewish News
March 5, 2015

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Baltimore County Police Department

Rabbi Ephraim (Frederick) Karp was indicted last week by the state’s attorney’s office for Baltimore County, Md., on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and related charges and is awaiting a trial date in Baltimore County Circuit Court, said Lisa Dever, spokesperson for the state’s attorney’s office.

As of March 2, Karp remained in the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, Md., Dever said.

Karp, director of spiritual living at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood, has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor, continuing course of conduct; perverted practice and second- and third-degree sex offenses. The state’s attorney’s office said he sexually assaulted a girl in Baltimore County over a five-year period.

Karp, 51, was president of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains until being suspended from that position Jan. 23. His employment status at Menorah Park remains under suspension.