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Yeshiva sex abuse trial: Ex-administrator Norman Lamm, suffering from senility, should not testify, say defense lawyers
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
PUBLISHED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Defense lawyers in the sex abuse lawsuit against Yeshiva University say longtime administrator Norman Lamm, who retired in July amid allegations of a coverup, should not be questioned because he suffers from dementia.
They claim his testimony would be unreliable due to his condition, citing reports by his doctors.
But the plaintiffs, former students who allege they were preyed upon by staff, want to grill Lamm no matter what. They also want him deposed right away, before his purported condition worsens.
“Months matter,” Kevin Mulhearn, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said Monday in Manhattan federal court.
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