Thursday, October 07, 2010

Responding to "Pelcovitz Co-Edits Book on Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Community"


Pelcovitz Co-Edits Book on Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Community



When I think of the these two I think of the presentation they did in Baltimore in which Pelcovitz refers to Mandel as an expert — even though he has no degrees in the mental health field, nor specific training to be working in the sex abuse field.
I also can’t forget how Mandel tells the audience NOT to report suspicions of sex crimes to law enforcement, instead to bring the allegations to their local orthodox rabbi to make a determination. I don’t know of any orthodox rabbis who have the forensic training to do this.
Here, watch them yourself. Let’s have an educated discussion:



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