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Last update - 02:12 31/10/2007 Steep increase in complaints of sexual assault; almost one third from ultra-Orthodox community By Ruth Sinai Tags: child sexual assault  The National Council for the Child reports a steep rise in recent weeks in the number of requests for help from child sexual assault victims and their parents. Council head Yitzhak Kadman found that 30 percent of the new requests came from the ultra-Orthodox community, which had previously almost never contacted the organization about sexual assault. The council provides volunteers, usually law students, who accompany sexual assault victims through the process of filing a police complaint, the investigation and criminal proceeding. More than 1,500 children have been helped in the seven years since this project began. Kadman said that over the past few weeks, the council had fielded dozens of requests per week. Callers are referred to the council by police, juvenile investigators from the Social Affairs Ministry, welfare offices, doctors, schools and other community facilities. Advertisement Kadman sees the awakening of the Haredi sector as a real "breach of barriers." Contrary to expectation, the Haredim who apply for help do not want a Haredi volunteer to assist them, nor do they care whether the volunteer is a man or woman, Kadman said. More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   The Chancellor's visit Angela Merkel arrives in Israel to 'open new chapter' in bilateral ties. London paying Netanyahu says PR trip to U.K. wasn't funded by Israeli taxpayer.   1.   Haredi Victims 19:27  |  Shekinah 29/10/07   2.   70 percent are secular 04:24  |  Tony Jordan 30/10/07   3.   Sexual assault in the Haredi community. 04:47  |  sandra chitayat 30/10/07   4.   Tony Tony Tony...bad logic. 09:55  |  David 30/10/07   5.   more statistics please 14:04  |  Michael 30/10/07   6.   Do you really belive this ridiculus data? 14:42  |  yb 30/10/07   7.   IF YOU LIVE IN THE MIDDLE AGE YOU 16:27  |  Robert 30/10/07   8.   The Apology will be on page 3 16:54  |  Shmuel Saitowitz 30/10/07   9.   re: #5 "more statistics" 17:15  |  david 30/10/07   10.   sexual abuse 17:28  |  Birdi 30/10/07   11.   Re: Do you really belive this ridiculus data? 17:29  |  pg 30/10/07   12.   David David David 18:17  |  Tony Jordan 30/10/07   13.   Incorrect statistics. 18:23  |  M. Franks-Lhermann 30/10/07   14.   Not a Surprise 18:44  |  Amir 30/10/07   15.   Tony...stick with the point. 19:16  |  David 30/10/07   16.   tony tony tony 20:04  |  david 30/10/07   17.   #13: haaretz never cited statistics "bum" or otherwise 20:15  |  david 30/10/07   18.   Tony - artifact of the culture 20:36  |  Citizen 30/10/07   19.   insufficient sample 21:25  |  david 30/10/07   20.   #14 is an ostrige with head in ground 21:47  |  Bill Tomsen 30/10/07   21.   Mandatory Reporting for every professional adult. 22:13  |  mea 30/10/07   22.   sexual assault 00:35  |  allan 31/10/07   23.   Sexual abuse common in every country, culture, religion ! Sadly ! 11:15  |  Aaron 31/10/07   24.   I was raped by an Haredi. It was delightful 20:58  |  steve 31/10/07   25.   I never said the article`s findings shouldn`t be challanged 21:07  |  Tony Jordan 31/10/07   26.   LIAR! 02:57  |  GOD 02/11/07   27.   I was raped by my baby-siter. Now we`re married. 03:03  |  Jason 02/11/07   28.   yb 5 18:52  |  realism 10/11/07   29.   Yes, we really believe this data, and more 19:05  |  Shelley 13/11/07   30.   #14 Amir,your generalizations are sickening 17:37  |  TOMY 14/11/07

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