A prominent crime patrol leader in New York City's Orthodox Jewish community was sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping a teenage girl placed in his care.
The founder of an influential anti-crime group was sentenced to 17 years in prison Wednesday for raping a teenage girl placed in his care as a result of his prominent position in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community.
At an emotional sentencing on Wednesday, Daskal begged for forgiveness, expressing his "overwhelming regret" for his actions while dozens of his supporters, including eight of his adult children, sat weeping and praying in the packed courtroom. In each location, Daskal subjected her to "nightly rape sessions," according to a statement written by the victim and read aloud in court by a prosecutor, Erin Reid. The teenager initially looked up to Daskal as a "savior and father figure," the statement said, adding that he violated that trust by convincing her that sex was in her "best interest."
"The defendant was a man with immense power in his community," said Brooklyn Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis. — Brooklyn Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis Shomrim groups operate in several of New York’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, deterring street crimes, responding to distress calls, and acting as liaisons between the city's police departments and a predominantly Yiddish-speaking population with specific cultural customs.
"Everything about this case is emblematic of the way the Orthodox community handles sexual abuse more widely," said Asher Lovy, a director of the group Zaakah, which fights sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. "I think the only lesson the community learned here is that they have to do a better job of covering it up."
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