More than 100 prominent haredi rabbis and educators from across the US
have signed a public declaration stating that it is an obligation of
Jewish law on all Jews to immediately notify law enforcement officials
when a reasonable suspicion of child abuse exists.
The declaration was described as “an historic watershed” for its broad-based support from a large number of haredi rabbis from major Jewish communities in the US. The letter addresses the need to prevent and eradicate the epidemic of child abuse adversely affecting the Jewish community.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Prominent-US-based-haredi-rabbis-declare-obligation-to-report-child-abuse-to-police-412937
The declaration was described as “an historic watershed” for its broad-based support from a large number of haredi rabbis from major Jewish communities in the US. The letter addresses the need to prevent and eradicate the epidemic of child abuse adversely affecting the Jewish community.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Prominent-US-based-haredi-rabbis-declare-obligation-to-report-child-abuse-to-police-412937