New Haven Rabbi Testifies in Sex Abuse Case

NEW HAVEN, CT — Prominent city Rabbi Daniel Greer took the Fifth Amendment multiple times in a civil trial after he was accused of sexually molesting a former student on multiple occasions.

Greer denied having sex with plaintiff Eli Mirlis on a parcel of land in Hamden, the only time during testimony he flat out denied a sex abuse allegation, according to the New Haven Independent.

Greer, leader of Yeshiva of New Haven, Inc. and The Gan School, Inc., was sued by a former student in federal court. Mirlis alleged in a lawsuit that Greer sexually assaulted him beginning in 2002 when he was 15-years-old. To sign up for New Haven breaking news alerts and more, click here.

The Fifth Amendment provides protection against self-incrimination.

Greer invoked the Fifth Amendment during occasions when he wasn't asked about sexual abuse, such as whether he taught Mirlis religious or secular studies.

Defense attorneys pointed out that Mirlis invited Greer to a number of important life milestones, such as holding his firstborn son during a circumcision ceremony.

Read the full Independent report here.

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