Ultra-Orthodox author Chaim Walder was found dead Dec. 27 in a cemetery in the city of Petah Tikva, an apparent suicide. His death came after several Israeli publications accused him of sexual abuse of girls, of boys and of women who sought his help and counsel. More specifically, it came one day after the rabbinical court in Safed reportedly heard 22 testimonies describing alleged sexual assault by Walder over a period of more than 20 years. Following the media investigation last November, Walder resigned from his job as a senior correspondent at the opinion newspaper Yeted Ne’eman, and apparently committed suicide last week by shooting himself over the grave of his son.
Israeli ultra-Orthodox society breaks silence on sexual abuse (Israel Hershkovitz, Al Monitor)
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