Case of Tuvya Rokach

Case of Tuvya Rokach 

(AKA: Tuvie Rokach, Moshe Tuvie Rokach)

Monsey, Brooklyn, NY

 Toronto, Canada
Lakewood, NJ

Tuvie Rokach, who is the son of prominent rabbi in Toronto was charged with second-degree criminal sexual act, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.  

Rokach was also being investigated by police in Toronto, apparently where he had lived before coming to Monsey, police said.  

There were rumors that Rabbi E. Rokach was able to make a quiet deal with Thomas P. Zugibe, who is the Rockland County District Attorney, to have the charges dropped so that his son could return to Canada; yet no more information is known about this case.  

Rokach's father was the principal of Associated Hebrew Schools at the time of the alleged offenses.  Prior to being the principal, he was the rabbi of a synagogue near the old campus of Yeshiva Ner Yisrael in Toronto, and currently leads the Country Shul on Bathurst Street across the street from the new Ner Yisrael campus.

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Table of Contents:

2006

1. Monsey man accused of having sex with boys (10/19/2006)
2. Rockland County Supreme Court  (12/20/2006)

2007

1. Comment on Jewish Survivors of Sexual Violence Speak Out (09/20/2007)

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Monsey man accused of having sex with boys
By Steve Lieberman

The Journal News - October 19, 2006

MONSEY - A 21-year-old man has been charged with having oral sex with two 14-year-old boys inside a car, Ramapo police said yesterday.

A Ramapo officer found Tuvya Rokach in a car with the two boys at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

The car was parked at the closed-down Rockland Drive-In on Route 59 in Monsey.

"A Ramapo police officer on patrol observed suspicious activity in the car," Detective Sgt. John Lynch said.

The two boys live in Monsey and Rokach was staying in the community.

Police charged Rokach with second-degree criminal sexual act, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Lynch said Rokach gave arresting officers addresses in Ramapo, Brooklyn and Toronto, Canada.

Rokach also is being investigated by police in Toronto, apparently where he had lived before coming to Monsey, police said.

Police don't know when Rokach moved to Rockland.

Lynch said detectives also were working with federal immigration officials to determine Rokach's legal status in the United States.

"We believe he's a citizen of Canada," Lynch said. "We're trying to verify that."

Rokach was arraigned on the charges yesterday afternoon by Ramapo Justice Rhoda Schoenberger.

She ordered Rokach held in the county jail on $150,000 bail. He has not entered a plea to the charges.

Rokach is scheduled to return to Justice Court on Monday, pending an indictment by a grand jury.

He has not yet entered a plea to the charges.

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Rockland County Supreme Court 
December 20, 2006

ROCKLAND Supreme Court

Docket 09092S-2006

Defendant ROKACH, TUVYA

Born 1985

Criminal Justice Tracking Number: 58470845P

NYSID Number: 877544Z

Arrest Number: 127548

Charge Details

Law Code and Code Section/Subsection	PL 130.45 01 *** TOP CHARGE ***
Charge Detail	D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment chargeDescription: CRIMINAL SEX ACT 2: VICTIM<15 Indictment Count: 1
Disposition/Sentence

Defendant Details

Arrest/Incident Date/Time	Arrest Date: October 18, 2006Arrest Time: 20:36 Incident Date: October 17, 2006 Incident Time:
Case Related Numbers	Criminal Justice Tracking Number: 58470845PNYSID Number: 877544Z Arrest Number: 127548 Summons/Ticket Number:
Arresting Officer Info	Agency: TRMOfficer Command:

Appearance Information:

AppearancePart & Date	Judge	CalendarSection	CourtReporter	ReleaseStatus	ArraignmentType	Hearing Type	Docket Detail
WAK, December 29, 2006	KELLY,W	SCI - CONTROL DATES
WAK, November 29, 2006	KELLY,W	SCI - CONFERENCES	KENT,LIZ	Bond $150,000 Cash $75,000 (Not Posted)		No Type	CONFERENCE HELD/CASE ADJOURNED
WAK, November 22, 2006	KELLY,W	SCI - CONFERENCES	KENT,LIZ	Remanded		No Type	ADJOURNED

Defense Attorney Information

Name	Type	Court Date	Court Part	Firm Name	Phone Number	Address
Lewisohn, Jeffrey	Private (Retained)	November 3, 2006	WAK

Assistant District Attorney Information:

NAME	Assignment Date
Mc Clarnon, Bill	November 3, 2006

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Comment on Jewish Survivors of Sexual Violence Speak Out

September 20, 2007

http://jewishsurvivors.blogspot.com/2007/09/shana-tova-please-daven-that-no-more.html

Tuvya Rokach from Toronto was arrested at a dark, deserted parking lot in Monsey almost a year ago in his car while police say he was performing deviant acts on 2 young boys.

Police told the press that it appeared he was living / working illegally in the United States, something that the Dept of Homeland Security would be looking into.

After a single court appearance, both Rokach and all public record of him disappeared into thin air.

Yungerleit from Toronto have now spotted him in Lakewood during August.

Assuming that Rokach has been home sometime in the last year, it is very unusual that someone with an arrest record is allowed to recross the US border. They are auto-flagged by the computer. 

No one I know is aware if Rokach has been home. His father is the rov of The Country Shul in Richmond Hill, several miles north of the Toronto border. Since this area is populated mostly by BTs & secular Jews, it's very difficult to get information.

Did the Agudah use their connections to completely cover up what happened and expunge his record?

Rokach's father is friends with a rosh yeshiva who is a nephew of someone on the Moetzes. Rokach's lawyer happens to be a supporter of that yeshiva.

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