Case of Rabbi Edward Schlaeger, M.Ed., LCSW
(AKA: Edward M. Schlaeger, Ed Schlaeger)
Currently Resides - Skokie, IL
Formerly Resided - Shelton, CT
Caseworker - Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System in Bridgeport, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, West Haven, CT
Formerly Resided - Newton, CT
Formerly Resided - New Town, CT
Formerly Resided - Philadelphia, PA
Formerly Resided - Philadelphia, PA
Former Student - Wurzeiler School of Social Work, New York, NY
Former Student - Temple University, Philadelphia PA
Former Student - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), Wyncote, PA
Former Student - University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Adelphi, MD
Former Student - Niles East High School, Skokie, IL
Convicted sex offender on charges of possession of child pornography. Even though Schlaeger is a convicted sex offender and is listed on the National Sex Offender Registry, he maintains an account on Facebook and Linkedin.
According to reports, after Edward Schlaeger's conviction he converted to Christianity.
There are several individuals who go by the name of Edward Schlaeger. The individual discussed on this page was born in April 29, 1955. He currently resides in Skokie, IL.
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Table of Contents:
2006
- Ex rabbi arrested on child porn charge (08/28/2006)
- Ex rabbi surrenders on count of child porn (08/28/2006)
- Caseworker And Former Rabbi Arrested On Pornography Charges (08/30/2006)
- Ex-rabbi's kid-porn arraignment delayed (09/07/2006)
- Judge OKs delay in porn case (09/08/2006)
2008
- Former rabbi guilty in child porn case (02/04/2008)
- Ex-Rabbi's porn sentence suspended (04/14/2008)
- Voluntary Surrender of License (07/24/2008)
2014
- Illinois Sex Offender Registry (01/18/2014)
- Facebook - Ed Schlaeger (01/18/2014)
- Linkedin - Edward Schlaeger (01/18/2014)
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Ex rabbi arrested on child porn charge
Connecticut Post - August 28, 2006
TRUMBULL — A former West Haven rabbi now working as a counselor for the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has been arrested on a child pornography charge.
Edward Schlaeger, 51, of Hawthorne Avenue, Shelton, was arrested on a warrant Saturday and charged with one count of third-degree possession of child pornography.
He was released after posting a court-set bond of $10,000 and is scheduled to appear Sept. 7 in Bridgeport Superior Court.
According to Trumbull police, the pornography was discovered by Schlaeger's wife last September when she was cleaning out their former home here on Stonehouse Drive. The couple was being divorced.
Schlaeger's wife notified police, and search-and-seizure warrants were executed at both the Trumbull and Shelton addresses that same month.
Items confiscated by police included CDs and videos, all depicting pre-teens.
Schlaeger surrendered Saturday at police headquarters.
He is an employee of the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System in Bridgeport, a division of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
His supervisor, James Pisciotta, declined to comment and referred all questions to the department's spokesman, who could not be reached Monday for comment.
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Caseworker And Former Rabbi Arrested On Pornography Charges
NBC-30 News - August 30, 2006
TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A state caseworker and former rabbi has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.
Edward Schlaeger, 51, currently lives in Shelton. But police say his estranged wife found the material at the house they used to share in Trumbull.
According to the arrest warrant, police seized boxes of pornography and two discs containing images of what they believe are underage women.
Schlaeger is free on bond and is suspended with pay from the state department of mental retardation and addiction services.
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Ex-rabbi's kid-porn arraignment delayed
MICHAEL P. MAYKO mmayko@ctpost.com
Connecticut Post, CT
September 7, 2006
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_4301104
BRIDGEPORT — A former West Haven rabbi and state social worker charged with having child pornography had his arraignment postponed until later this month so he can hire a lawyer.
Superior Court Judge Earl Richards granted Edward Schlaeger's request to delay his expected not-guilty plea during an appearance Thursday.
Schlaeger, 51, of Hawthorne Avenue in Shelton, is the former rabbi of Congregation Sinai in West Haven. He recently worked as a counselor for the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System in Bridgeport, a division of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Wayne Dailey, a department spokesman, said Schlaeger has been on paid administrative leave since his arrest Aug. 24.
Schlaeger surrendered to Trumbull police on that day, following a year-long investigation that included searches of his former home on Stone House Road in Trumbull and his current home in Shelton. He has been free on bond since.
Trumbull police began investigating.
Schlaeger after his estranged wife turned over a series of suspected child pornography videos to the lawyer handling her divorce. The videos and other evidence gathered during the searches were reviewed by the State Police Computer Crimes and Electronic Evidence laboratory, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and officials with the Yale-New Haven Medical Center Sexual Abuse Evaluation Program before charges were filed.
Meanwhile, Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Marcello is is considering transferring the case from the Superior Court, Part B on Golden Hill Street court to Superior Court, Part A on Main Street.
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Judge OKs delay in porn case
By Michael P. Mayko
Connecticut Post - February 4, 2008
ABSTRACT
[Edward Schlaeger], 51, of Hawthorne Avenue, Shelton, is the former rabbi of Congregation Sinai in West Haven. He recently worked as a counselor for the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System in Bridgeport, a division of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Former rabbi guilty in child porn case
By Michael P. Mayko
Connecticut Post - February 4, 2008
ABSTRACT
Howard Stein] advised the judge that the files were made between April 26, 2003, and July 16, 2004. [Edward Schlaeger] is the former rabbi of Congregation Sinai in West Haven. More recently he worked as a counselor for the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System in Bridgeport, which is a division of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. He was arrested after surrendering to Trumbull police on Aug. 24, 2006. Police searched Schlaeger's former home in Trumbull as well as his Shelton home during their investigation. . .
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Ex-Rabbi's porn sentence suspended
By Daniel Tepfer
Connecticut Post - April 14, 2008
A former West Haven rabbi and mental health counselor was given a suspended sentence today for possessing child pornography.
"I have great remorse and great sadness. I've accepted responsibility for my actions and I assure you, you will never see me in court again," Edward Schlaeger told Superior Court Judge George Thim.
"This conduct cannot be condoned," the judge retorted as he sentenced the 53-year-old former Trumbull resident to a five-year suspended term, followed by five years probation. He also ordered Schlaeger to register as a sex offender.
Until he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, Schlaeger had been the rabbi of Congregation Sinai in West Haven and was a clinical social worker for the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at its Southwest Community Mental Health Center here.
His lawyer, John R. Gulash, told the judge his client has since converted to Christianity and has been attending a church in Trumbull. He said his client intends to relocate to Skokie, Ill.
Gulash also told the judge that his client has been undergoing counseling and will continue to do so.
According to Senior Assistant State's Attorney Howard Stein, Schlaeger's estranged wife, through her lawyer, in September 2005 handed over to the Bridgeport State's Attorneys office two compact discs she had discovered while cleaning the defendant's property out of their Trumbull home.
The discs, labeled with black marker "Fun Times"
"I have great remorse and great sadness. I've accepted responsibility for my actions and I assure you, you will never see me in court again," Edward Schlaeger told Superior Court Judge George Thim.
"This conduct cannot be condoned," the judge retorted as he sentenced the 53-year-old former Trumbull resident to a five-year suspended term, followed by five years probation. He also ordered Schlaeger to register as a sex offender.
Until he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, Schlaeger had been the rabbi of Congregation Sinai in West Haven and was a clinical social worker for the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at its Southwest Community Mental Health Center here.
His lawyer, John R. Gulash, told the judge his client has since converted to Christianity and has been attending a church in Trumbull. He said his client intends to relocate to Skokie, Ill.
Gulash also told the judge that his client has been undergoing counseling and will continue to do so.
According to Senior Assistant State's Attorney Howard Stein, Schlaeger's estranged wife, through her lawyer, in September 2005 handed over to the Bridgeport State's Attorneys office two compact discs she had discovered while cleaning the defendant's property out of their Trumbull home.
The discs, labeled with black marker "Fun Times"
and "Downloaded pics," contained 15 pornographic images.
Stein said one of the images was positively identified as that of a child from an investigation in Germany, another was an obvious pornographic image of a child and six others appeared to be images of children.
The prosecutor said police searched the Trumbull home and seized a milk crate containing a large collection of pornographic material along with a genital piercing kit.
Schlaeger's ex-wife also turned over to police his journal in which he described himself as suffering from a sexual addiction, the prosecutor said.
Police later seized a large amount of pornographic paraphernalia from the home in Shelton where Schlaeger subsequently moved, the prosecutor said.
But Stein told the judge that despite the "truckload" of pornographic material seized from the defendant, only two images from the CDs could definitely be determined to be child pornography. He said he agreed to the plea bargain because, under state law, it is a defense to the crime if a defendant has fewer than three images.
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Voluntary Surrender of License
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health - July 24, 2008
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Illinois Sex Offender Registry
January 18, 2014
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Facebook - Ed Schlaeger
January 18, 2014
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Linkedin - Edward Schlaeger
January 18, 2014
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