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| A May 2006 article in '']'' magazine claimed that Rabbi Yehuda Kolko, a teacher at the school for 30 years, had been a pedophile.<ref>Kolker, Robert. , '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ].</ref> A $20 million civil case was filed against the yeshiva and Rabbi Kolko, alleging that the yeshiva had concealed the Rabbi's actions and had intimidated victims from reporting the incidents.<ref>, '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ].</ref> | A May 2006 article in '']'' magazine claimed that Rabbi Yehuda Kolko, a teacher at the school for 30 years, had been a pedophile.<ref>Kolker, Robert. , '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ].</ref> A $20 million civil case was filed against the yeshiva and Rabbi Kolko, alleging that the yeshiva had concealed the Rabbi's actions and had intimidated victims from reporting the incidents.<ref>, '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ].</ref> | ||
| Kolko was subsequently indicted for child molestation ]and several civil lawsuits are also pending against the yeshiva. | |||
| The civil case index numbers are: | |||
| US District Court: 06-CV-2096; | |||
| US District Court: 06-CV-2215; | |||
| NYS Supreme Court: 37492/06; | |||
| NYS Supreme Court: 268/07. | |||
| Kolko's criminal indictment was followed by his arrest. His arrest received much media coverage. | |||
| Kolko was indicted for a third time in September 2007. He was again arrested from his home and arraigned on September 12, 2007. | |||
| The civil cases aginst Yeshiva Torah Temimah as well as the criminal cases against Yehuda Kolko are currently pending. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Yeshiva Torah Temimah is a Haredi yeshiva with branches in Brooklyn, New York and Lakewood, New Jersey that was founded by Rabbi Lipa Margolis.
A May 2006 article in New York magazine claimed that Rabbi Yehuda Kolko, a teacher at the school for 30 years, had been a pedophile. A $20 million civil case was filed against the yeshiva and Rabbi Kolko, alleging that the yeshiva had concealed the Rabbi's actions and had intimidated victims from reporting the incidents.
References
- Kolker, Robert. "On the Rabbi's Knee: Do the Orthodox Jews have a Catholic-priest problem?", New York (magazine), May 15, 2006. Accessed March 8, 2008.
- "Report: Yeshiva Covered Up Abuse", The Forward, May 19, 2006. Accessed March 8, 2008.