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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 04:30 29/10/2007 Steep rise in child sexual assault complaints among Haredis By Ruth Sinai, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: steep rise, ultra-orthodox  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. Bookmark to del.icio.us Aliyah from Iran A group of 40 new immigrants from Iran touched down in Israel on Tuesday. Race to White House Top Republican candidate Mike Huckabee supports dialogue with Iran.   1.   Haredi victims can seek help 04:37  |  * BEN JABO 29/10/07   2.   what is it about religious people ... 09:23  |  Leona 29/10/07   3.   to #1: repression! 09:57  |  Michael 29/10/07   4.   #2 Leona - you forgot to mention Muslims 10:22  |  * BEN JABO 29/10/07   5.   Information Frame 10:30  |  Leo 29/10/07   6.   Response to Leona 10:34  |  Dave 29/10/07   7.   NOT SURPRISING AS IT IS ALL HYPOCRACY !! 10:59  |  W.Anker 29/10/07   8.   Reply to #3 Your assumption 11:06  |  Sherlock Holmes 29/10/07   9.   BEN JABO 11:21  |  Anne 29/10/07   10.   Know it alls 11:24  |  sam 29/10/07   11.   Anne - I didn`t say the Muslims are the worst 11:40  |  * BEN JABO 29/10/07   12.   bunch of sickos 12:02  |  D Hirod 29/10/07   13.   Ben Jabo & his silly deduction! 14:55  |  Roxana from IRAN 29/10/07   14.   Unhealthy opinions among Haredis! 15:17  |  Roxana from IRAN 29/10/07   15.   Let me add to that.... 16:34  |  D Hirod 29/10/07   16.   #13 Roxana from Iran - Your lack of knowledge 23:35  |  * BEN JABO 29/10/07   17.   #14 Roxana - Iran 23:37  |  * BEN JABO 29/10/07   18.   Previously sexually harassed by haredi on bus! 23:45  |  Vanessa 29/10/07   19.   Exaggerating Claims Against Special Targets of Hate 01:54  |  Efox 30/10/07   20.   #16 Golly day, Ben Jabo 05:31  |  ballistic 30/10/07   21.   #20 Ballistic - you keep on mentioning Shinola 04:12  |  * BEN JABO 31/10/07   22.   #20-2 Ballistic - you`re just envious 04:17  |  * BEN JABO 31/10/07   23.   #13 Roxana - Iran 04:21  |  * BEN JABO 31/10/07   24.   What 30% increase in applications means 03:49  |  Yaakov 02/11/07

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