Prominent Rabbi Arrested on Sex Charges
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From Times Wire Reports
An orthodox rabbi who leads the New York City Board of Rabbis was arrested on charges related to his alleged plans for a cybersex date with an undercover detective he believed to be a minor, prosecutors said.
Israel Kestenbaum, 54, of Highland Park, N.J., faces up to four years in prison. He is accused of inducing someone he believed to be a girl, 13, to meet him at a coffeehouse after instant-message conversations.
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