NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY OREN YANIV
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, May 8, 2014
The prosecution against a trio of Brooklyn Hasids accused of taking a photo of a sex abuse victim who was testifying in court continued to fade away Thursday with the second dismissal in as many months.
The misdemeanor contempt charge against Joseph Fried was surprisingly dropped on the eve of trial after prosecutors announced they “did a forensic review and determined there was insufficient evidence.”
A co-defendant with the unusual name of Lemon Juice saw his case fizzle out until it was dismissed March 21.
All three were charged for taking the illegal picture while the teen victim of Nechemya Weberman was on the stand during the high-profile 2012 trial of the Satmar counselor who’s now serving a 50-year sentence.
“Mr. Fried is gratified that his innocence was finally established and the case against him dismissed,” his lawyer, Susan Necheles, said after the hearing in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
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