The Case of The Haredi Friend of a Orthodox Singer
Jerusalem, Israel
Yeedle Werdyger and an unnamed haredi friend, were arrested Friday afternoon in Jerusalem for enticing girls, some of whom were below the age of 16, to take dangerous drugs and then to have sexual relations with them.
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2003
- Suspicion: Haredim forced young girls into drug use (09/22/2003)
- City Notes - Haredi Drug and Rape Scandal (09/26/2003)
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By Elan Marcineau
Bambili website - September 22, 2003
www.bambili.com/bambili_news/katava_main.asp?news_id=4301&sivug_id=3
(Translated from Hebrew to English by Avraham Sonenthal)
The two are also suspected of committing indecent acts on the bodies of the young girls, and videotaped their acts. One of the suspects is the son of a famous haredi singer. His father's relatives say: This is a frameup.
Two haredim from Jerusalem are suspected to have addicted young girls, aparently haredi, to drugs, and performed indecent acts on them while filming their actions with a home video camera. The jailing of the two, who are about 30 years old, was extended today until Monday at the Munincipal family court.
One of the detainees is the son of a famous singer in the haredi community. In a search of one of the detainees homes carried out by police were found video tapes that will be used in the investigation. Other details of the affair were blocked by a gag order.
Relatives of the singer, father of one of the detainees, said to ynet that the whole affair is a frameup directed at him (the singer) for purposes of extortion.
City Notes - Haredi Drug and Rape Scandal
by Abigail Radoszkowicz, Judy Siegel and Gail Lichtman
The Jerusalem Post -- September 26, 2003
Two haredi men, one the singer son of a prominent American haredi performer, were arrested Friday afternoon in Jerusalem for enticing girls, some of whom were below the age of 16, to take dangerous drugs and then to have sexual relations with them.
In addition, police said the two men photographed the girls in intimate positions in the bathroom and having sexual relations with other men. The suspects would later show the pictures to their friends. A search of the downtown apartment of one of the suspects turned up the miniature camera that was used.
When the singer was arrested, he tried to swallow the memory disc of his computer, breaking the chip as he chewed it. "We think he had good reason to do so," the police told the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court judge.
The victims were all harediot, and police said the suspects took advantage of the girls' innocence and lack of sex education.
Investigation of the case began based on complaints filed by some of the girls as well as on additional sources, said police.
The police description of one of the suspects as the son of a prominent haredi personality led to wild speculation in the haredi community. Radio reports noted that Israeli Internet sites carried the full names of the suspects.
The judge ordered the police to allow friends of the two suspects to supply them with strictly kosher food with Eda Haredit certification.
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