Baltimore County police have an arrest warrant for rabbi from Ohio for sexual abuse charges.
A rabbi from Ohio faces charges of sexually abusing a girl in Baltimore County, police said Thursday.
Frederick Martin Karp, 50, of the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, county police said in a news release. He was awaiting extradition to Maryland.
Police said they received information Dec. 31 that Karp had sexually abused a girl living in Baltimore County over a period of time. Detectives traveled to Cleveland last week to interview Karp.
Based on their investigation, police said, they obtained an arrest warrant charging Karp with second- and third-degree sex offense, perverted practice and sexual abuse of a minor.
When they returned to Karp’s home, police said, he was not there. He was later arrested at JFK.
According to the Cleveland Jewish News, Karp is president of the Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and served as director of spiritual living at a senior living center in Beachwood.
The newspaper said Karp was arrested Jan. 15 and was being held in New York pending an appearance Jan. 28 in Queens Criminal Court.
Gail Herman, an administrative assistant to the executive vice president of Neshama, said the association was aware of the charges, but declined to comment further. Neshama’s website continued to identify Ephraim Karp as the association’s president Thursday evening.
The Cleveland Jewish News reported that Neshama’s national board held a conference in Reisterstown in June 2013.
Baltimore County police said their investigation has not indicated that there were any incidents of abuse at Jewish facilities in the area.
Online court records do not show any previous criminal charges against Karp in Maryland.
The county’s Crimes Against Children Unit is investigating.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in six boys and one in four girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. And it may surprise you that 90% of those victims are molested by someone they know, according to the Justice Department.
So what can parents do to protect their children from sexual predators?
A new app created by Jeff Herman, child advocate and attorney for victims of sexual abuse, may be the answer.
“Most children are groomed before they are sexually abused,” Herman told HLN. “The grooming process follows typical patterns that can be identified as red flags. After representing hundreds of victims of sexual abuse it became readily apparent to me that many kids can be protected from sexual abuse if their parents recognized these red flags and responded.”
Herman said it’s not enough to simply teach our children about good touch and bad touch.
“A child is no match for a seasoned predator,” Herman explained. “Parents must be equipped with knowledge and be prepared to act.”
That’s where the SafeParent app comes in.
The app has a quiz for parents to take with their kids. The quiz contains a series of questions regarding “red flag” behavior about an adult in their child’s life. The answers are weighted based on the statistics relating to the seriousness of the red flag. When you’re finished, the SafeParent meter will score your answers and calculate a concern score ranging from low to immediate threat.
According to Herman, the key to getting the most from the quiz is taking it with your kids.
“One father told me he took the quiz himself regarding his son’s private tennis coach. After the quiz he felt that his child was safe,” Herman said. “The father then took the quiz with his son. Every answer was the same except for the question about whether the coach ever makes the boy feel uncomfortable. The father’s answer was no and the boy’s answer was yes.”
“The child explained that when the coach is showing him how to swing or hold the racquet, he touches him in a way that feels weird. The father was able to take steps to protect his son from potential sexual abuse.”
Herman says the score of the quiz is less important than learning about what is a red flag and whether the red flags are present in your child’s life.
“The most important message to parents is go with your gut and always err of the side of caution,” Herman said. “If someone makes you uncomfortable, do not ever let that person alone with your child.”
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JERSEY CITY – A New York man pleaded guilty to fourth degree sexual assault today in Hudson County Superior Court, 20 years after he groped his stepdaughter in Jersey City.
The defendant, 47, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim, admitted to intentionally touching the chest of his then 11-year-old stepdaughter for the purpose of shaming or degrading her inside their family home in Jersey City in December 1995.
The defendant admitted to using physical force and that he did not have the consent of the victim. He claimed that he was “playing around” but had the intention of “embarrassing” the victim.
The man was indicted in December 2012 on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse, Hudson County First Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Debbie Simon said.
Simon added that the defendant waived the statute of limitation on the criminal sexual assault charge for the purposes of getting reduced charges.
The defendant was married to the victim’s mother from 1991 to 2000 and lived with the victim, her mother and her younger brother in Jersey City at the time.
The girl, now 31, alleged that there were several instances of sexual assault involving the touching of her chest between 1992 and 1995, but as part of the plea deal those previous instances were dismissed.
In an otherwise empty courtroom today, the defendant kept his head down for most of the hearing and only spoke when prompted by the judge.
The prosecuting attorney, Joseph Lanzot, recommended a probationary sentence with time served for the defendant as well as requiring that he register himself as a sex offender.
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They didn’t help women and children last year. What’s going to be their excuse this year?
Two major pieces of legislation that the state Legislature failed to pass last year would have helped victims of child and sex abuse get justice, helped women attain comparable wages and protection from sexual harassment in the workplace, tightened laws on human trafficking that most often affects children and adult females, and helped protect domestic violence victims from discrimination.
One of the bills, the Child Victims Crime Bill, is being held up in the state Senate, which is controlled by Republicans. Essentially, it would eliminate the statute of limitations on new sex crimes (essentially giving traumatized victims an unlimited time to come forward and bring charges) and provide a one-year window for past victims to come forward. Religious organizations oppose all or part of the bill, fearing they will have to pay to settle age-old allegations that are difficult to prove or disprove.
On the other side, the Democrat-controlled Assembly is holding up passage of the Women’s Equality Act, a package of nine bills designed to protect women. The Senate has already passed eight of the nine bills individually this session, leaving the controversial ninth bill on abortion rights for another time.
The Assembly, as it did last year, insists on considering the bills as an all-or-nothing deal, meaning the abortion part of the bill is holding up the other eight bills related to domestic violence victims, child abuse and the other issues that have nothing to do with abortion.
Inaction on these bills is not acceptable.
On the child/sex abuse bill, they need to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sex crimes, as other states have done, and allow the one-year window for cases to be brought retroactively. As for religious organizations’ arguments that it’s unfair to try to prosecute old cases, let the courts decide the validity of past claims. That’s what the courts are for. The alternative is allowing sex offenders in the church and elsewhere to go unpunished because the victims were too traumatized to come forward right away.
And on the women’s rights bill, the Assembly needs to vote on each bill individually instead of as a package. The protections these bills provide for women and children are necessary and shouldn’t be hung up over the politics of abortion.
Certain women’s reproductive rights are already protected under federal law but not under New York’s. That should be addressed, but it doesn’t have to hold up the whole package.
If state lawmakers seriously care about women and children, they’ll stop the political shenanigans and prove their concern by turning these important bills into law.
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Jessica Anderson, Ohio rabbi accused of sexually abusing Maryland girl, The Baltimore Sun
/in Maryland, Ohio /by SOL ReformA rabbi from Ohio faces charges of sexually abusing a girl in Baltimore County, police said Thursday.
Frederick Martin Karp, 50, of the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, county police said in a news release. He was awaiting extradition to Maryland.
Police said they received information Dec. 31 that Karp had sexually abused a girl living in Baltimore County over a period of time. Detectives traveled to Cleveland last week to interview Karp.
Based on their investigation, police said, they obtained an arrest warrant charging Karp with second- and third-degree sex offense, perverted practice and sexual abuse of a minor.
When they returned to Karp’s home, police said, he was not there. He was later arrested at JFK.
According to the Cleveland Jewish News, Karp is president of the Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and served as director of spiritual living at a senior living center in Beachwood.
The newspaper said Karp was arrested Jan. 15 and was being held in New York pending an appearance Jan. 28 in Queens Criminal Court.
Gail Herman, an administrative assistant to the executive vice president of Neshama, said the association was aware of the charges, but declined to comment further. Neshama’s website continued to identify Ephraim Karp as the association’s president Thursday evening.
The Cleveland Jewish News reported that Neshama’s national board held a conference in Reisterstown in June 2013.
Baltimore County police said their investigation has not indicated that there were any incidents of abuse at Jewish facilities in the area.
Online court records do not show any previous criminal charges against Karp in Maryland.
The county’s Crimes Against Children Unit is investigating.
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“The Neurobiology of Trauma” by Dr. Rebecca Campbell
/in impact, Resources, Video /by SOL ReformHeld on November 10, 2014 at Aquinas College.
Co-sponsored by the AQ Department of Psychology, Campus Ministry, Campus Safety, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Student Affairs.
Diane Kaye, Attention, parents! New app helps ‘flag’ predators, HLN
/in Apps /by SOL Reformhttp://www.hlntv.com/article/2015/01/23/safeparent-app-protect-kids-sex-predators
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in six boys and one in four girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. And it may surprise you that 90% of those victims are molested by someone they know, according to the Justice Department.
So what can parents do to protect their children from sexual predators?
A new app created by Jeff Herman, child advocate and attorney for victims of sexual abuse, may be the answer.
“Most children are groomed before they are sexually abused,” Herman told HLN. “The grooming process follows typical patterns that can be identified as red flags. After representing hundreds of victims of sexual abuse it became readily apparent to me that many kids can be protected from sexual abuse if their parents recognized these red flags and responded.”
Herman said it’s not enough to simply teach our children about good touch and bad touch.
“A child is no match for a seasoned predator,” Herman explained. “Parents must be equipped with knowledge and be prepared to act.”
That’s where the SafeParent app comes in.
The app has a quiz for parents to take with their kids. The quiz contains a series of questions regarding “red flag” behavior about an adult in their child’s life. The answers are weighted based on the statistics relating to the seriousness of the red flag. When you’re finished, the SafeParent meter will score your answers and calculate a concern score ranging from low to immediate threat.
According to Herman, the key to getting the most from the quiz is taking it with your kids.
“One father told me he took the quiz himself regarding his son’s private tennis coach. After the quiz he felt that his child was safe,” Herman said. “The father then took the quiz with his son. Every answer was the same except for the question about whether the coach ever makes the boy feel uncomfortable. The father’s answer was no and the boy’s answer was yes.”
“The child explained that when the coach is showing him how to swing or hold the racquet, he touches him in a way that feels weird. The father was able to take steps to protect his son from potential sexual abuse.”
Herman says the score of the quiz is less important than learning about what is a red flag and whether the red flags are present in your child’s life.
“The most important message to parents is go with your gut and always err of the side of caution,” Herman said. “If someone makes you uncomfortable, do not ever let that person alone with your child.”
The free app can be downloaded here.
View PDF: Diane Kaye, Attention, parents! New app helps ‘flag’ predators, HLN
Elizabeth Vanmetre, Jay Leno blasts Bill Cosby, New York Daily News
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Matthew Speiser, New York man pleads guilty to fourth degree sexual assault on stepdaughter, The Jersey Journal
/in New York /by SOL ReformSource: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/01/new_york_man_pleads_guilty_to_fourth_degree_sexual.html
JERSEY CITY – A New York man pleaded guilty to fourth degree sexual assault today in Hudson County Superior Court, 20 years after he groped his stepdaughter in Jersey City.
The defendant, 47, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim, admitted to intentionally touching the chest of his then 11-year-old stepdaughter for the purpose of shaming or degrading her inside their family home in Jersey City in December 1995.
The defendant admitted to using physical force and that he did not have the consent of the victim. He claimed that he was “playing around” but had the intention of “embarrassing” the victim.
The man was indicted in December 2012 on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse, Hudson County First Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Debbie Simon said.
Simon added that the defendant waived the statute of limitation on the criminal sexual assault charge for the purposes of getting reduced charges.
The defendant was married to the victim’s mother from 1991 to 2000 and lived with the victim, her mother and her younger brother in Jersey City at the time.
The girl, now 31, alleged that there were several instances of sexual assault involving the touching of her chest between 1992 and 1995, but as part of the plea deal those previous instances were dismissed.
In an otherwise empty courtroom today, the defendant kept his head down for most of the hearing and only spoke when prompted by the judge.
The prosecuting attorney, Joseph Lanzot, recommended a probationary sentence with time served for the defendant as well as requiring that he register himself as a sex offender.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 13.
View PDF: Matthew Speiser, New York man pleads guilty to fourth degree sexual assault on stepdaughter, The Jersey Journal
Editorial: Protection, not politics, for victims
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They didn’t help women and children last year. What’s going to be their excuse this year?
Two major pieces of legislation that the state Legislature failed to pass last year would have helped victims of child and sex abuse get justice, helped women attain comparable wages and protection from sexual harassment in the workplace, tightened laws on human trafficking that most often affects children and adult females, and helped protect domestic violence victims from discrimination.
One of the bills, the Child Victims Crime Bill, is being held up in the state Senate, which is controlled by Republicans. Essentially, it would eliminate the statute of limitations on new sex crimes (essentially giving traumatized victims an unlimited time to come forward and bring charges) and provide a one-year window for past victims to come forward. Religious organizations oppose all or part of the bill, fearing they will have to pay to settle age-old allegations that are difficult to prove or disprove.
On the other side, the Democrat-controlled Assembly is holding up passage of the Women’s Equality Act, a package of nine bills designed to protect women. The Senate has already passed eight of the nine bills individually this session, leaving the controversial ninth bill on abortion rights for another time.
The Assembly, as it did last year, insists on considering the bills as an all-or-nothing deal, meaning the abortion part of the bill is holding up the other eight bills related to domestic violence victims, child abuse and the other issues that have nothing to do with abortion.
Inaction on these bills is not acceptable.
On the child/sex abuse bill, they need to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sex crimes, as other states have done, and allow the one-year window for cases to be brought retroactively. As for religious organizations’ arguments that it’s unfair to try to prosecute old cases, let the courts decide the validity of past claims. That’s what the courts are for. The alternative is allowing sex offenders in the church and elsewhere to go unpunished because the victims were too traumatized to come forward right away.
And on the women’s rights bill, the Assembly needs to vote on each bill individually instead of as a package. The protections these bills provide for women and children are necessary and shouldn’t be hung up over the politics of abortion.
Certain women’s reproductive rights are already protected under federal law but not under New York’s. That should be addressed, but it doesn’t have to hold up the whole package.
If state lawmakers seriously care about women and children, they’ll stop the political shenanigans and prove their concern by turning these important bills into law.