“unemployed 18 year old high school dropout.”
The only truth in this statement is “18 year old”. Please check me on that.
“.but right this second you are basing this on a NY Daily News article..”
…and the girls mother who had a lot to lose(husband losing job, neices kicked out of school, son-in-law losing hechsher for his eatery etc) and nothing to gain.
…and the frum therapist who testified that it was her idea to have the victim report it to the police and that she showed signs of severe post traumatic stress syndrome
…and the victim who withstood 4 days of intense cross examination by a top attorney-who could not catch her on a single inconsistency
…most damning of all IMHO is the admission from Webberman himself that he was misyached with women in a way that is assur midioiraysa lichol hadaos.
Regardless of all of the above, assuming that we do not know whether or not Webberman is guilty, Ami is guilty of silencing all victims of these horrible crimes by granting an interview and front page coverage to Farkas.
Ami is also responsible to explain how this story pertains to a magazine that targets young orthodox readers. It has no place there-it is inappropriate and shows a lack of sensitivity on their part. Ask yourself honestly:Is this the kind of material you want your young and impressionable children to be reading?