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News Internet Activist Jacob Appelbaum Ousted from Job Amid Rape Allegations
Hacker celebrity Jacob Appelbaum stepped down from his position at the nonprofit digital privacy group Tor Project following accusations of rape and other sexual misconduct. This comes after a two-month internal investigation by Tor Project into the accusations, concluded in July, which determined that the accusations were true. No legal charges have yet been brought…
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Fast Forward New Age Institute Defends Accused Molester, Former Rabbi Marc Gafni To Teach Tantric Sex
— A New Age institute defended its decision to employ Marc Gafni, a former rabbi accused of sexual misconduct, as a “wisdom teacher.” The Center for Integral Wisdom is a think tank founded by Gafni. It is affiliated with the Institute for Integral Evolutionary Tantra, which recently announced that Gafni would teach a year-long course on New Age…
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Fast Forward Sexual Abuse and Beatings Indicted at Tel Aviv School
— Six haredi Orthodox teachers were indicted for abusing and assaulting children at the Hasidic school in Tel Aviv where they worked. The teachers, all men, were indicted at Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday, the Times of Israel reported. One, Avraham Rosenfeld, 49, was also charged with sexually assaulting a child under 16, indecent…
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News Former Rabbi, Accused Molester Marc Gafni Teaching at Tantric Sex School
Applications are now being accepted for a year-long course on New Age tantric sex, which include instruction on “total body orgasms,” “Prayer Sexing” and “Pleasure Dharma.” Classes begin in October and applicants who enroll before August 15 receive a generous discount. One of the course’s teachers? Controversial one-time rabbi Marc Gafni. Gafni, a New Age…
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Fast Forward 6 Suspects Arrested in Gang Rape of Israeli Backpacker in India
— All six suspects in connection with the gang rape of a 25-year-old Israeli tourist have been arrested, police in India announced. The remaining four suspects were arrested Wednesday. Two had been arrested hours after the early Sunday morning attack in the northern Himalayan resort town of Manali. Three of those arrested are minors, according…
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Fast Forward Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Admits Raping Follower in Secret Tape
JERUSALEM — A rabbi who was extradited back to Israel from South Africa to face sex abuse charges is heard admitting to raping one woman on a years-old recording. The recording purported to be Rabbi Eliezer Berland was aired Tuesday night on Israel’s Channel 2. It reportedly has been turned over to the police. Berland…
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Fast Forward Israeli Woman Gang-Raped on India Backpacking Trip
Two men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape in India of a 25-year-old Israeli tourist. The woman said she was attacked on Sunday in the northern Himalayan resort town of Manali while riding in a vehicle with six men to a nearby town. She told police the other men did nothing to…
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News New York Child Sex Abuse Reform Bill Is Blocked — Again
Barring an eleventh hour deal, New York’s legislature prepared to end its session without passing a bill that will make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice as adults — legislation that advocates have been pushing for a decade. By June 17, the bill’s backers were still pushing for a vote in…
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