NEW YORK
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

By Charisma L. Miller, Esq.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn’s new district attorney has stayed true to his campaign promise to dismiss criminal charges against a Brooklyn father caught up in a questionable sex abuse case.

Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson announced that the DA’s Office has moved to dismiss pending charges against Samuel Kellner, a whistleblower in several sexual abuse cases. The DA’s decision follows an internal reassessment of the case, as Kellner faced several charges brought by the previous administration.

Sam Kellner was a vocal member of Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community who spoke out against covered-up sexual abuse within that community. Kellner’s own son, according to Kellner, was the victim of abuse by Brooklyn cantor Baruch Lebovits. In a turn of events, Kellner was charged with coaching his son to falsely accuse Lebovits in a scheme to extort money from the…