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NYPD arrests Jewish school teacher on child porn charges

FBI says hundreds of images, videos of boys engaged in sex acts found on sixth grade teacher's personal computer

The New York City Police Department arrested a teacher at a Jewish elementary school in the city on charges of possessing child pornography.

 

According to the JTA, Evan Zauder, a sixth grade teacher at the Modern Orthodox school Yeshivat Noam in Paramus, New Jersey, was arrested after an FBI raid of his Manhattan department.

 

The agents reported finding "hundreds of images and videos of boys engaged in sex acts" on his personal computer.

 

Zauder faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail and a maximum fine of $250,000.

 

The school issued a statememnt saying it had "no reason to believe that any of our students are in any way involved or directly affected."

 

Zauder is also a rabbinical student at Yeshiva University. The latter's spokesman, Mayer Fertig, said the school was "saddened and dismayed" by the charges.

 

Following the news of Zauder's arrest, Rabbi Shaul Feldman, who heads the US and Canadian chapter of Bnei Akiva, issued a mass email message to parents informing them about the arrest.

 

"We learned of this arrest in the news and have not been contacted by the authorities," Feldman said in the email.

 

"This arrest is not related to his employment at Bnei Akiva and we have no reason to believe any inappropriate behavior occurred while he was employed in any of our programs or camps."

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.06.12, 08:11
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