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Federal judge lets Hasidic abuse whistleblower’s civil-rights lawsuit against NYC move to trial

JL;DR SUMMARY Sam Kellner, a Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower, is at the center of a pivotal civil-rights lawsuit against New York City and the estate of the former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes. 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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New York CityHasidic CommunityChild Sexual AbuseWhistleblowerCommunity NormsBrooklyn District AttorneyCivil Rights LawsuitSam KellnerCharles HynesProsecutorial Misconduct

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Sam Kellner poses in his attorneys office in Brooklyn, nearly two decades into his legal journey as a whistleblower in his Hasidic community."
New York, United States
"This 82-page ruling, by Judge Nina R. Morrison of the Eastern District of New York, is significant, as it effectively strips both the district attorney and the city of the legal immunity they would normally enjoy."
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."

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