Barry Freundel
Rabbi who spied on naked women will be released from prison
Emergency D.C. coronavirus legislation allows prison authorities to release prisoners earlier than scheduled.
Synagogue Reaches Settlement In Case Of Rabbi Who Spied On Women In Mikveh
The cases could be resolved on a class-wide basis for $14.25 million, rather than the $100 million originally sought
Wake Up, Jews And Catholics: Sex Abuse Turns People Off Religion
Experiencing sexual abuse was correlated with experiencing greater mental distress and lower intrinsic religiosity than their non-abused peers.
Mikveh-Peeping Rabbi Barry Freundel Gets Reduced Sentence For Good Behavior
Making matters worse, the D.C. Department of Corrections had sent an email to victims erroneously saying he would be released this year.
Barry Freundel’s Victims Slam New Play About Mikveh-Peeping Rabbi
A new play based on the real-life scandal involving Barry Freundel, who secretly videotaped naked women in the mikveh has sparked outrage.
Rabbi Hired To Replace Mikveh-Peeping Barry Freundel at Kesher Israel
— Kesher Israel has hired a successor to Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested 2 1/2 years ago for secretly videotaping women in the mikvah ritual bath of the Washington, D.C., synagogue, and is now in prison. Rabbi Hyim Shafner, a congregational rabbi in St. Louis since 2004, will serve as the senior rabbi…
Mikveh-Peeping Rabbi Barry Freundel Loses Appeal of 6-Year Prison Sentence
(JTA) — A federal appeals court upheld the prison sentence of Rabbi Barry Freundel, a once-prominent modern Orthodox rabbi in Washington, D.C., who secretly videotaped women in his synagogue’s mikvah. Freundel, 64, who began serving his sentence in May 2015, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism, a…
Beth Din Will Face $100M Suit by Barry Freundel Mikveh-Peep Victims
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Beth Din of America has been added to the list of defendants in a $100 million class action suit against Rabbi Barry Freundel, the prominent Washington, D.C., spiritual leader who was convicted of secretly videotaping women in his synagogue’s ritual bath, and several Jewish institutions. On Tuesday, the attorneys representing…
Rabbi Barry Freundel Appeals 6-Year Prison Sentence in Mikveh Peeping
(JTA) — An attorney for Rabbi Barry Freundel argued in a Washington, D.C., appeals court that the rabbi’s prison term for secretly videotaping women in his synagogue’s mikvah was too long. The attorney argued Tuesday that the 6 1/2-year sentence handed down last year was illegal, The Associated Press reported. Freundel, a once-prominent modern Orthodox rabbi in…
Marc Gafni and the Misused Power of Religious Leaders
With this week’s New York Times profile of Jewish spiritual guru Marc Gafni, issues of sexual misconduct by spiritual leaders in the Jewish community are again being brought to the surface.