FBI Raid in Kiryas Joel Might Be Tied to School Abuse Suspicions

Daily Freeman
May 12, 2016

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160512/fbi-raid-in-kiryas-joel-might-be-tied-to-school-abuse-suspicions

An FBI agent and other law-enforcement officers are shown in Kiryas Joel on Thursday. Mid-Hudson News Network

Agents with the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies seized documents Thursday in this Hasidic Jewish village in Orange County.

An FBI spokeswoman said agents were in the ultra-Orthodox enclave as part of an ongoing operation, but she would not provide details.

Agents seized documents at multiple locations in the village, including a property run by United Talmudical Academy.

The raids came after two videos appeared on the internet said to show an academy principal in close physical contact with young boys. School officials have said there was no abuse.

A phone message left at the private religious school was not immediately returned.