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WILLIAMSBURG (WABC) — A controversial fundraiser for a man in Brooklyn who is accused of molesting a teenage girl is fueling outrage on the streets of Williamsburg.
At the center of the storm is Nechemya Weberman, a member of Brooklyn’s Orthodox Satmar community. He was charged last year with sexually abusing a teenage girl.
Hundreds of people came out to support Weberman’s defense fund Thursday night, and three people were arrested. Only about 100 people turned out to support the victim.
The victim said the abuse took place in Weberman’s apartment after he was hired by the girl’s family to counsel her when she was 12.
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