NEW YORK (JTA) — The trial of a rabbi accused of sexually molesting scores of teenagers over the years is slated to begin June 3.
The trial of Rabbi Baruch Lanner will be held in Freehold, N.J., according to the New York Jewish Week. Lanner faces charges of sexually assaulting two teenaged female students at the Hillel Yeshiva High School in Ocean Township, N.J., where he was principal.
If convicted, Lanner, who was for years a high-ranking professional with the Orthodox Union’s National Conference of Synagogue Youth, could be sentenced to up to 40 years in jail, the newspaper reported.