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Federal judge allows lawsuit by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower against NYC to proceed

JL;DR SUMMARY Sam Kellner, a Hasidic whistleblower, is proceeding with a civil-rights lawsuit against New York City after a federal judge denied motions to dismiss his case. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynNypdHasidic CommunitySexual AbuseChild MolestationSam KellnerBaruch LebovitsCharles HynesCivil Rights Lawsuit

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A federal judge in Brooklyn has denied a bid by New York City and the estate of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes to throw out a civil-rights lawsuit brought by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower Sam Kellner, clearing the way for a jury to hear claims that top prosecutors helped engineer his arrest to benefit a convicted child molester."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"The long saga leading to the judges decision began in 2008, when Kellner, a Borough Park resident, defied communal norms and reported his sons sexual abuse by a prominent community member, Baruch Lebovits, to secular authorities."
New York City, New York, United States
"A federal judge in Brooklyn has denied a bid by New York City and the estate of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes to throw out a civil-rights lawsuit brought by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower Sam Kellner, clearing the way for a jury to hear claims that top prosecutors helped engineer his arrest to benefit a convicted child molester."

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