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Fast Forward Alan Dershowitz Denies Claim of Sex With Teenage Girl
Alan Dershowitz declared “totally, unequivocally and completely false” allegations that he enjoyed sexual services from a minor employed by a friend and client. The former staffer for investor Jeffrey Epstein named Dershowitz in a lawsuit charging that federal prosecutors in Florida bypassed victims’ rights legislation in granting Epstein a plea deal, Politico reported on Dec….
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Fast Forward Roman Polanski Loses Bid To Quash 1977 Sex Case
A Los Angeles judge has declined a bid from attorneys for Roman Polanski to close the 1977 child sex case against the Oscar-winning director, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin on Tuesday is the latest defeat for the filmmaker in having the case dismissed without…
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Fast Forward Jesse Friedman Still Fighting Child Molest Conviction
(Reuters) — Jesse Friedman, whose conviction as a teenage child molester was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film “Capturing the Friedmans,” is not giving up his decades-long campaign to clear his name. Friedman has asked a court to review evidence in his case, one of the most notorious in the history of New York’s Long Island,…
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The Schmooze Here’s What Dr. Ruth Thinks of The Apple Watch
No one is immune to the lure of the Apple Watch. Not even Dr. Ruth. The Jewish sex therapist took to Twitter to give potential customers a valuable piece of advice: The Apple Watch can do a lot of things & so will be big distraction. Take it off before having sex! — Dr. Ruth…
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The Schmooze This 100-Year-Old Sex Therapist Has Advice For You
Move over Dr. Ruth — there’s a (not-so) new sassy Jewish sex-therapist in town. And she just turned 100 years old. But as Charlotte Altman at Time Magazine points out, Shirley Zussman’s venerable age may actually be the least astounding thing about her. An almost lifelong Manhattanite, she lived in Berlin during the cabaret years,…
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The Schmooze Wanted: Israeli Soldiers’ Sperm
Getty Images Soldiers serving in combat units in the Israel Defense Forces are now being asked to make another sacrifice: donating their sperm. Israeli parents seeking sperm donors at the Rambam Medical Center have shown a noticeable preference for the sperm of combat soldiers in the wake of the Gaza conflict. In recent weeks, nearly…
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Food Anthony Weiner’s New Career: Restaurateur?
Now that he’s lost his place in politics, Anthony Weiner has taken up… cooking? The disgraced former Democratic Congressman from New York City is lending his support to Rockaway Restoration Kitchen, a new non-profit restaurant and job training center, according to the Rockaway Times. The new eatery will serve up healthy nosh and offer food…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Educator Elimelech Meisels Sued Over Sex Assault Claim
Rabbi Elimelech Meisels, who runs four religious seminaries in Israel for young Orthodox women, is being sued for sexual assault and fraud. The civil suit was filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of four parents with daughters signed up for Meisels’ haredi Orthodox seminaries for the…
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