Prominent Rabbi Arrested on Sex Charges
From Times Wire Reports
An orthodox rabbi who leads the New York City Board of Rabbis was arrested on charges related to his alleged plans for a cybersex date with an undercover detective he believed to be a minor, prosecutors said.
Israel Kestenbaum, 54, of Highland Park, N.J., faces up to four years in prison. He is accused of inducing someone he believed to be a girl, 13, to meet him at a coffeehouse after instant-message conversations.
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