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Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago
Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago A rabbi formerly from Woodcliff Lake was sentenced to a plea-bargained six years in state prison for sexually assaulting a local boy in 1999 when he lived in town. Menachem M. Weiss, 47, must serve at least three years of the sentence handed down Monday in Superior Court in Hackensack before being eligible for parole, authorities said. He also must register as a sex offender and avoid contact with the victim or his family. "It was heart-wrenching to hear the victim describe [during the sentencing] how the abuse turned his life upside down and how it has impacted him for two decades," said …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rabbi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 19 Years Ago Rabbi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 19 Years Ago
Rabbi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 19 Years Ago WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- A rabbi from Los Angeles was charged with sexually assaulting a Woodcliff Lake boy in 1999 when he lived in town. Menachem M. Weiss, 46, who is married and works as a teacher, was taken into custody by Port Authority police and brought to Bergen County on Thursday, Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Last December, Woodcliff Lake police "received formation that a juvenile male was sexually assaulted by Rabbi Menachem Weiss between January and June 1999, while Rabbi Weiss resided in Woodcliff Lake," Calo said. An investigation produced a grand jury indictme…

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by Jerry DeMarco