Fundraiser for Williamsburg man draws outrage

NEW YORK
WABC

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N.J. Burkett
Eyewitness News

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.

Posters in Hebrew and Yiddish are promoting a fundraiser for Weberman at a catering hall on Wednesday night.

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