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Brooklyn DA Thompson Appoints New Prosecutor in Sex Abuse Extortion Case
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson appointed a new prosecutor to examine the extortion case against Samuel Kellner, the New York Daily News announced on Sunday, January 19. Thompson named Kevin O’Donnell, formerly of the sex crimes division under former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, as the face who will take the helm of the ongoing Kellner case as it moves forward.
Over the course of the past three years, Kellner has transitioned from the role of whistleblower on sexual abuse from within Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community to a defendant, according to Vosizneias, which reported that Kellner is currently facing extortion and bribery charges.
The Daily News explained that Thompson had “rallied behind” Kellner, 52, during his own election campaign last year.
Kellner had spoken out against sex abuse within the Orthodox community, the Daily News reported, but “then found himself charged with extorting an alleged abuser and bribing witnesses in the man’s case.”
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