Rabbi David Lipman pleads guilty to four felony counts
Prosecutor Bill Huges said "the charges that Lipman pleaded guilty to pertain to the computer images of children younger than the age of 15. " Does this mean that there were photographs of children over the age of 15 on his computer too?
Former Rabbi pleads guilty to four felony counts
By Mirsada Buric-Adam
The Prescott Daily Courier (AZ) - January 31, 2006
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Prescott - Former Rabbi David Lipman faces mandatory prison punishment after he pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts that pertain to sexually explicit images police retrieved from the computer he used at Temple B'rith Shalom in Prescott.
The plea agreement resolves on of the two felony cases pending before the Yavapai County Superior Court against the 56-year-old defendant.
A grand jury initially indicated Lipman on 16 counts of child molestation and sexual abuse. These charges stem from an investigation that involved two teen-age girls, 16 and 14.
The indictment pertaining to the computer images came about recently. The Prescott Police Department (PPD) confiscated the hard drive after a man - whom the temple hired to clean and reset a computer that Lipman used for the new rabbi - reported to the police that he found movie clips of young naked females and other images of sadomasochism, according to an affidavit for a search warrant.
One of the movie clips allegedly showed people beating and raping prisoners.
Prosecutor Bill Huges sad that Lipman pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class 2 felony, and three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, Class 3 felonies.
He said the charges that Lipman pleaded guilty to pertain to the computer images of children younger than the age of 15.
The prison term range for a Class 2 felony is between 10 and 24 years, with a presumptive term of 17 years, Hughes said.
"They have to be consecutive and the judge has to send him to prison on one of the four counts," Hughes said.
The plea agreement also mandates lifetime probation and a sex offender registration.
Hughes said the state may settle the older case with a probation - eligible plea, depending on the sentence Lipman receives in the new case.
The trial in the older case is set to start on Feb. 8.
Former Rabbi pleads guilty to four felony counts
By Mirsada Buric-Adam
The Prescott Daily Courier (AZ) - January 31, 2006
This article is not available on line, click here to see print copy
Prescott - Former Rabbi David Lipman faces mandatory prison punishment after he pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts that pertain to sexually explicit images police retrieved from the computer he used at Temple B'rith Shalom in Prescott.
The plea agreement resolves on of the two felony cases pending before the Yavapai County Superior Court against the 56-year-old defendant.
A grand jury initially indicated Lipman on 16 counts of child molestation and sexual abuse. These charges stem from an investigation that involved two teen-age girls, 16 and 14.
The indictment pertaining to the computer images came about recently. The Prescott Police Department (PPD) confiscated the hard drive after a man - whom the temple hired to clean and reset a computer that Lipman used for the new rabbi - reported to the police that he found movie clips of young naked females and other images of sadomasochism, according to an affidavit for a search warrant.
One of the movie clips allegedly showed people beating and raping prisoners.
Prosecutor Bill Huges sad that Lipman pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class 2 felony, and three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, Class 3 felonies.
He said the charges that Lipman pleaded guilty to pertain to the computer images of children younger than the age of 15.
The prison term range for a Class 2 felony is between 10 and 24 years, with a presumptive term of 17 years, Hughes said.
"They have to be consecutive and the judge has to send him to prison on one of the four counts," Hughes said.
The plea agreement also mandates lifetime probation and a sex offender registration.
Hughes said the state may settle the older case with a probation - eligible plea, depending on the sentence Lipman receives in the new case.
The trial in the older case is set to start on Feb. 8.
posted by Jewish Survivors at Tuesday, January 31, 2006
1 Comments:
How sad.
Does anyone know how his wife and children doing? They are also the victims in this.
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