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An Orthodox Rabbi who served as a religious counselor was convicted Monday of sexual abuse.
Nechemya Weberman was found guilty in Brooklyn court of sustained abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
His accuser, now 18, told investigators Weberman repeatedly abused her for a period of three years beginning when she was 12 years old.
The 54-year-old was not a licensed counselor, but worked as such within his Brooklyn community.
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