Rabbi and Sons Face Molestation Charges

A Brooklyn rabbi and his three sons are facing multiple charges of sexual abuse for allegedly molesting the family’s four daughters, the youngest of which is eight years old, according to a Reuters report. Rabbi Gershon Kranczer, 58, a former Yeshiva school principal, fled to Israel with one son, aged 21. Yechezkel Kranczer, 24, and his 15-year-old brother (who’s name has not been released since he is a minor), were arrested Friday.

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Milton Balkany, Brooklyn Rabbi, Convicted of Extortion

Milton Balkany, a Rabbi in Midwood, was convicted Wednesday for extortion, blackmail, wire fraud and making false statements at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports. Balkany is a day school director at Bais Yaakov. He was guilty of attempting to extort a $4 million donation from billionaire Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital by using damaging information he obtained as a spiritual adviser from an inmate in a federal prison. Balkany was also active in raising money for Republican lawmakers and lobbying in Washington. He is on house arrest and faces up to 20 years in prison.

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