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Weberman’s sexual assault victim’s mother speaks out: ‘She brought justice. Now other people can come forward’
A Hasidic counselor was convicted this week of sexually abusing a girl since age 12. On Tuesday, the mother told the Daily News’ Simone Weichselbaum how she learn ed of the abuse and what she thinks of her daughter’s stand. The News is withholding her name to protect the identity of the victim. Here’s the mom’s story:
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She never told me face to face until this got out. She never told me, she never told us.
We got a call from the police station. They said come over right away. I was so shocked. I called my husband right away.
The therapist [at the new school] had called the police. That school made every girl get therapy once a week. My children told me, ‘You have to believe her.’ She is my youngest.
Her childhood was robbed. She was such a bubbly child.
I lost a couple of years with her. After what she went through hopefully she will pick up.
She wasn’t a rebel at all. She was a shy, very smart child. She likes to know. Very bright child. She is a very good child.
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