John Clarke
By John Clarke
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Fast Forward ‘Free-Range Parenting’ Guidelines Issued by State
Maryland officials have limited state child protective services involvement in so-called “free-range” parenting cases under a policy directive released on Friday. The new guidelines come after a Silver Spring, Maryland, couple, Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, drew national attention when they were charged with child neglect for letting their children walk home alone from a park…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Barry Freundel Gets 6-1/2 Years for Mikveh Peeping
A prominent Washington rabbi who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping dozens of women naked during ritual baths was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison on Friday. Rabbi Barry Freundel, 63, pleaded guilty in February to 52 misdemeanor counts of voyeurism. He admitted recording the women between March 2012 and September 2014 using devices installed in…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Barry Freundel Seeks No Jail Time for Mikveh Peeping
Prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison term for Rabbi Barry Freundel, 63, who will be sentenced on Friday. He pleaded guilty in February to recording the women between early 2009 and October 2014, using devices installed in two changing rooms for the National Capital Mikvah, next to the Kesher synagogue in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood….
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Fast Forward Rabbi Barry Freundel Facing 17-Year Sentence for Mikveh Peeping
Prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a prominent Washington rabbi who pleaded guilty in February to secretly videotaping dozens of women during ritual baths, court documents filed on Friday showed. Prosecutors say Rabbi Barry Freundel, 63, recorded the women between early 2009 and October 2014 using devices installed in two changing rooms for…
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