NEW YORK
New York Post
By Josh Saul
A Brooklyn judge forced an Orthodox Jewish man who threw bleach into the face of an anti-child abuse advocate to apologize in court Wednesday — but the advocate refused to forgive his attacker.
Meilich Schnitzler, 38, was sentenced to five years probation for the December 2012 bleach attack on Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg in Williamsburg.
“The conduct is the kind that resonates viscerally. By the grace of God the rabbi wasn’t blinded,” Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Joseph Gubbay said before ordering Schnitzler to make amends.
“I want to say I’m sorry for what I did and I regret what I did,” Schnitzler said. “Can you please forgive me?”
But Rosenberg, standing in the gallery, shook his head.
“No, because you didn’t harm me, you harmed the thousands of children I represent,” Rosenberg said.
Rosenberg – who criticized District Attorney Ken Thompson for the no-jail plea deal Schnitlzer received – said he was targeted for his child advocacy work.
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