Magen in Beit Shemesh combats sex offenses case by case
The JNS wrote about the Magen service in Beit Shemesh, which is dedicated to combatting child abuse in the Haredi society:
The First International Congress for Child Protection Organizations in the Jewish Community takes place from March 3-5 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sponsored by Haruv and Magen LeYeladim U’Lemishpachot, the conference will draw representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, South Africa, and Israel to talk about how to deal with sexual abuse of minors, particularly in the Orthodox Jewish community. Attendees will strategically review the participating organizations and their programs, and collaboratively generate a code of best practices.As they go on to note, a community rabbi they turned to didn't go to the police, but rather, turned to a "modesty squad" who only sent the offender away to another neighborhood where he could easily return to his evil ways. That's no way to combat the crimes.
“Ultra-Orthodox communities around the world are similar and share communal characteristics,” Ben-Arieh told JNS.org. “We also learned that… in many cases, perpetrators are ‘shipped’ to different communities instead of being dealt with.”
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