NEW YORK
New York Post
By JOSH SAUL
Last Updated: 4:11 PM, December 10, 2012
A once-revered ultra-orthodox Jewish leader was convicted in Brooklyn today of sexually abusing a young girl in his care from the time she was just 12 years old.
Jurors found Satmar Hasidic leader Nechemya Weberman guilty on all 59 counts against him, including the top charge of prolonged sexual conduct against a child.
Weberman, who was immediately cuffed after the verdict, faces up to 25 years behind bars on the top count alone.
Other counts included sexual abuse and child endangerment.
Weberman sat stoically as the guilty verdicts were read out loud.
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