An
Orthodox Jewish man who pleaded guilty to raping a young Brooklyn boy in a
ritual bath was sentenced to five years behind bars today, as his victim’s mom
called him a “monster of an animal.”
Meir
Dascalowitz, 29, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in Brooklyn Supreme Court last
month for forcing himself on his mentally-disabled victim.
“We cried
a lot and had and still have endless sleepless nights,” the victim’s mother
said in court before Dascalowitz was sentenced. “What this monster of an animal
did to a precious diamond is unforgivable.”
Assistant
district attorney Kevin O’Donnell, who also prosecuted convicted sex abuser
Nechemya Weberman, read aloud a statement from Dascalowitz’s victim.
"I
will never forgive to you for the things you did to me. You ruined my life.…I
have been hurt and this hurt will continue throughout my life," In that
letter the victim, who is now 17-years-old, wrote that he had been expelled
from his school and lost friends after he reported Dascalowitz's abuse to
police.
“He did a
terrible crime,” the victim said in the statement. “I have been hurt and the
hurt will continue throughout my life … I hope you will never the opportunity
to hurt any child again.”
Dascalowitz
had faced 32 counts of felony and misdemeanor sex abuse but pleaded guilty to
just one count of sexual abuse in the second degree.
Mordechai
Jungreis, the victim’s father, has said his family was exiled from his Orthodox
community for reporting the abuse to outside
authorities.
“He did a terrible crime,” the victim said in the statement. “I have been hurt and the hurt will continue throughout my life … I hope you will never the opportunity to hurt any child again.” He will after five years and statistically is likely to do so.
ReplyDeleteIs Dascalowitz going to pay the victim compensation? Will the victim's family sue this rosho??
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