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Trial starts for rabbi who allegedly ran divorce kidnap team - Tucson News Now
"TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a New Jersey rabbi who prosecutors say employed a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to divorce their wives.
"Rabbi Mendel Epstein faces charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and attempted kidnapping.
"Prosecutors allege the Orthodox rabbi's team used brutal methods and tools, including handcuffs and electric cattle prods, to torture the men into granting divorces. Defense attorney Robert Stahl says the Orthodox rabbi wasn't involved in any crimes and is a "champion of women's rights."
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"TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a New Jersey rabbi who prosecutors say employed a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to divorce their wives.
"Rabbi Mendel Epstein faces charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and attempted kidnapping.
"Prosecutors allege the Orthodox rabbi's team used brutal methods and tools, including handcuffs and electric cattle prods, to torture the men into granting divorces. Defense attorney Robert Stahl says the Orthodox rabbi wasn't involved in any crimes and is a "champion of women's rights."
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