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Advocates for Jewish victims of child sex abuse cancel meeting with Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes
By Reuven Blau / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Advocates for Jewish victims of childhood sexual abuse cancelled a meeting with Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, charging he has ignored their push for reforms.
Several leading Jewish advocates are angry Hynes still refuses to list names of the alleged molesters in the Jewish community, reach out to educate yeshivas, or take action against rabbis and other community officials who harass and intimidate victims.
“This is the same game. Since he has to appease the rabbis in Brooklyn he should send all the Jewish cases to Staten Island,” fumed Mark Meyer Appel, founder of Voice of Justice, a child advocacy group, referring to Hynes’ decision to defer the Vito Lopez investigation due to political ties.
Hynes chief spokesman said the meeting had merely been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. “It’s an ongoing process,” Jerry Schmetterer said. “We are all happy on this end to continue.”
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