MAPLE CARDIOLOGY & INTERNAL MEDICINE, P.L.LC.
Harvey P. Sabbota, D.O.
regarding basic ethical issues" in
both the OU and NCSY.
Among the report's key findings:
* Rabbi Lanner sexually abused
women and teen-age girls, physically
abused boys and girls, "attempted to
control the lives of NCSY students"
and "initiated sexual discussions
with girls." He also behaved in a
generally "crude and vulgar" fashion
and engaged in financial miscon-
duct, including possible theft of
funds solicited as NCSY contribu-
tions.
* The OU and NCSY had direct
knowledge of Rabbi Lanner's sexual
abuse of girls, yet the professional
leadership failed to communicate
Thirty years
of incidents
were ingnored,
including
a ruling by
a rabbinic court.
critical information to the lay, or
voluntary, leadership.
* Senior OU and NCSY profes-
sionals "misrepresented" findings of
a 1989 rabbinical court ruling on
Rabbi Lanner's behavior, inaccurate-
ly telling people that the ruling
served as a mandate for Rabbi
Lanner to continue his employment
and that his behavior was being
monitored by the rabbinical court.
The report offers a number of spe-
cific recommendations for both the
OU and NCSY, mainly in strength-
ening the management structure to
allow greater accountability, drafting
a code of conduct and implementing
formal policies for addressing com-
plaints about staff members.
The OU is posting the public
report on its Web site (www.ou.org ),
and issued a news release quoting its
president, Dr. Mandell Ganchrow, as
'saying, "We sincerely apologize for
the pain and suffering these young
people experienced as a result of
Rabbi Lanner's actions ... We also
wish to apologize to the families of
these young people who entrusted
their children to us." ❑
WASHINGTON WATCH
from page 18
But Jewish leaders, citing the 50-50 par-
tisan split in the Senate and the fact that
Senators rarely reject former colleagues
for cabinet posts, were more restrained.
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Lobbyists for the American Israel
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