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Jury Awards Krawatsky Victims Compensatory & Punitive Damages
On Thursday the jury in the Steven Shmuel Krawatsky trial awarded two of the victims of Shmuel Krawatsky $1 each in compensatory damages, and $8000 each in punitive damages. It’s a very strange ruling: Finding… Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day Four – Krawatsky’s (Unsuccessful) Defense
After the families rested their case against Shmuel Krawatsky for alleged sexual abuse of their children, his lawyers began to put on their defense. This post covers the first day of his defense. Read more
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Steven Shmuel Krawatsky Found Liable for Abuse of Two of Three Accusers
Today the jury in the first part of the Krawatsky Trial returned a unanimous verdict: On the first and second alleged victims they found that Krawatsky was liable for the abuse alleged (the actual charges… Read more
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Did The Krawatskys Fraudulently Benefit from a Fraudulent Charity?
The ongoing Krawatsky trial involves scrutiny of the Israel Charity Fund’s alleged role in funding the defamation suit against families. The families’ response to the motion in limine to exclude evidence of the fund suggests… Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day Three Part 2
The mother of the first alleged victim, her son, and a child forensic psychiatrist testify for the families. Following them, Shmuel Krawatsky is called to the stand. Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day Three Part 1
Day three began with Jon Little calling the mother of the first alleged victim. This is the person Krawatsky’s team had pinned their entire defense theory to in claiming that she’s the one who influenced… Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day Two Part 2
Continuing in our coverage of the Krawatsky trial, after lunch on the second day, Shannon Pulsipher, one of the CPS social workers who investigated the allegations against Rabbi Krawatsky, was called by Annie Alonso. Shannon… Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day Two Part 1
The second day of the Krawatsky trial began with the second alleged victim being called to the stand by Jon Little. He was accompanied by his service dog, Maisie. The second alleged victim is currently… Read more
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The Trial of Steven Shmuel Krawatsky: Day One
Yesterday began the civil trial between Shmuel Krawatsky and the families of his alleged victims. Krawatsky was publicly accused in a Jewish Week article in 2018 by 3 families of sexually abusing their children at… Read more
Complete coverage of the trial of alleged child sexual abuser, Shmuel Krawatsky.
Rabbi Shmuel Krawatsky alleged sexually abused three boys at Camp Shoresh, an Orthodox Jewish camp connected to the Baltimore Jewish community. Following the publication of these allegations in a Jewish Week article, Krawatsky filed a defamation suit against them, activist Chaim Levin, and the families of the three alleged victims. The families counter-sued Krawatsky for the alleged abuse. For 6 years the two sides battled in court in discovery, depositions, and pretrial motions. On February 6th of 2024 the trial finally began with the families’ case against Krawatsky. This page chronicles the day to day of the trial.
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