Charles Hynes

When Rabbis Muzzle Sex Crime Victims, What's a Prosecutor to Do?

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Prosecution of Sex Crimes, Child Sex Complaints, Orthodox Rabbis, Rabbi Sex Crimes, Clergy Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Sex Crime Vicitms, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Charles Hynes, Crime News

What exactly should a prosecutor do when religious leaders pressure victims, especially victims of child sexual abuse, from coming forward with complaints?

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Leading Ultra-Orthodox Group Insists Abuse Claims Go To Rabbis First

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Video, Judaism, Clergy Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Agudath Israel, Charles Hynes, Haredi Jews, Religion News

By Paul Berger The Forward An Orthodox parent whose child tells him he’s been sexually abused may not take that child’s claim to the police wi...

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Sunshine Protects Child Abuse Victims

Tom Allon | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ultra-Orthodox Child Abuse, Hasidic Jews, Charles Hynes Ultra-Orthodox, Ultra-Orthodox Sex Abuse, Charles Hynes, Journalism, New York News

Great journalism -- our society's sunlight which shines on our darkest places -- is helping parents and children get justice in Brooklyn. For that, I say, amen.

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For Jewish Orthodox Children: No Justice -- No Peace

Rabbi Asher Lipner, Ph.D. | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Judaism, Anti-Semitism, Sex Abuse, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Charles Hynes, Orthodox Judaism, Clergy Sex Abuse, Jewish Social Justice, Religion News

Jewish children will only be safe when Jewish and non-Jewish people of good conscience work together to demand that the rabbis stop covering up abuse, and that the prosecutors use all their resources and authority to bring the abusers to justice.

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Slavery and the Law Takes an Honest Look at Our History

Alan Singer | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: History, Education, Medgar Evers College, Human Rights, Social Studies, Brooklyn, Slavery, Underground Railroad, Curriculum, Amistad, Charles Hynes, New York News

Slavery and the Law documents the creation of a mural by Brooklyn teenagers, interweaving their journey with an examination of the legal status of enslaved Africans in Colonial America up until the American Civil Rights Movement.

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Brooklyn Gay Pride Week Starts Today

Clinton Hill, NY Patch | Ross Barkan | Email the Author | 10:00am | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Brooklyn Pride, Brooklyn Community Pride, Ny News, Brooklyn Gay Pride, New York News, New-York-Lgbt, Charles Hynes, Marty Markowitz, New York News

Brooklyn's 15th annual LGBT celebration kicks off today with a weeklong series of events, including an art exhibition, fundraising dance and a multicu...

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Assemblyman Proposes Legislation To Prevent More 'Garbage' Babies

Bed-Stuy, NY Patch | Paul Leonard | Email the Author | 6:00am | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Child-Abandonment, Brooklyn, Ny News, Fort Greene, Hakeem Jeffries, Eric Adams, New York News, Ralph-Mcdaniels, Charles Hynes, Laquasia Wright, New York News

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and District Attorney Charles Hynes joined law enforcement representatives Thursday morning to introduce a bill in Albany ...

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The Wages of Sin

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Victor Barron, Charles Hynes, Pension Reform, Pensions, Government Workers, Government Corruption, New York News

One of the perennial questions that arises in government is whether dishonest public officials, if convicted, should forfeit their pensions. No one rule can cover all the cases.

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Jabbar Collins: The Sins of Joe Hynes?

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooklyn District Attorney, Michael Vecchione, Charles Hynes, Jabbar Collins, New York News

There is nothing more harmful to society than an unprincipled district attorney. Unfortunately, that description seems to fit Brooklyn's longtime D.A. Charles J. Hynes.

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Vito Lopez: The Plot Thickens

Morgan Pehme | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lew Fidler, Williamsburg, Anthony Seminerio, Frank Seddio, Clarence Norman, Vito Lopez, Brooklyn, Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Bushwick, New Kings Democrats, Jeffrey Feldman, Charles Hynes, Kings County Democratic County Committee, Lincoln Restler, Dan Donovan, New York News

Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez has been battered with a barrage of stories alleging a litany of unscrupulous political manipulations.

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Not Even Prison Walls Can Shut Bernie Up

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Vecchione, Stacey Frascogna, Bernard Kerik, Charles Hynes, Bernie Kerik, Jabbar Collins, Newsday, New York News

The world's most irrepressible terrorism fighter, Bernard Kerik, has found a way to blog from inside federal prison in Cumberland, Maryland, on the West Virginia border.

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What Role Did Bruce Ratner's Company Play in the Ridge Hill Indictments? 

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Westchester, Yonkers, Brooklyn, Ridge Hill, Atlantic Yards, Charles Hynes, Esdc, Edc, Andrew Cuomo, Bribery, Zehy Jereis, Bruce Ratner, Preet Bharara, Sandy Annabi, Janet DiFiore, Indictments, New York News

When is Attorney General Cuomo going to investigate the wrongdoing in Yonkers and Forest City Ratner's role in it? Smoke in Yonkers could signal a fire in Brooklyn.

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Attorneys From City's Biggest Frims Head To Brooklyn DA

Brooklyn Eagle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooklyn Da, DA Hynes, Kings County District Attorney's Public Service Fellowship, Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles Hynes, New York News

JAY STREET - Attorneys from some of the city's biggest firms were welcomed by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes at a small breakfast reception ...

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Charles Hynes, Brooklyn DA, To Lead ACORN Investigation

Newsday | James T. Madore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooklyn Da, Thomas DiNapoli, Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Acorn, Brooklyn Acorn, Richard Bamberger, Brooklyn Acorn Investigation, Dan Weiller, Sheldon Silver, Brooklyn District Attorney, Dean Skelos, Jonathan Rosen, Charles Hynes, New York News

State officials are letting Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes take the lead on investigating ACORN, though state money going to the group has b...

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