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Case Details - Summary Case Information Court Kings Supreme Court - Criminal Term
Case # 04589-2008
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Defendant
- Name:Weinberg, Yona
- Birth Year:1978
- NYSID:235728Z
- Status:Violent Felony Offender
Incident and Arrest
Incident
- Date:February 20, 2008
- Summons/Ticket #:
- CJTN:59962415H
Arrest
- Date & Time:May 4, 2008 20:56
- Arrest #:K08641055
Officer
- Agency:NYPD
- Command:70
Attorney Information
Defense Attorney
- Name:Schechter,
- Type:Private (Retained)
- Court Date:July 7, 2008
- Court Part:11
Assistant District Attorney
- Name:O Donnell,
- Assigned:July 7, 2008
Next Appearance
- Date:November 19, 2009
- Court:Kings Supreme Court - Criminal Term
- Judge:Reichbach, G
- Part:27
Docket Sentence
- Description:CVA Fee Imposed $25
- DNA Fee Imposed $50
- Imprisonment for 1 Years
- Surcharge Imposed $175
- SOR Fee Waived
Case Details - Summary
Case Information Court Kings Criminal CourtCase # 2008KN044924
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Defendant
- Name:Weinberg, Yona
- Birth Year:1978
- NYSID:235728Z
- Status:
Incident and Arrest
Incident
- Date:June 3, 2008
- Summons/Ticket #:
- CJTN:63031782R
Arrest
- Date & Time:June 17, 2008 08:45
- Arrest #:K08654460
Officer
- Agency:NYPD
- Command:70
Attorney Information
Defense Attorney
- Name:
- Type:Private (Retained)
- Court Date:June 17, 2008
- Court Part:APAR3
Assistant District Attorney
- Name:Hynes,
- Assigned:November 2, 2009
Next Appearance
- Date:April 30, 2010
- Court:Kings Criminal Court
- Part:JURY1
Docket Sentence
No Sentence Information on File
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Case # 04589-2008
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Case Details - Charges
Case # 04589-2008
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Case Details - Appearances
Case # 2008KN044924
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Date/ Part | Judge | Calendar Section | Arraignment/ Hearing Type | Court Reporter | Outcome/ Release Status |
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04/30/2010 JURY1 | ACD | No Type |
Case Details - Charges
Case # 2008KN044924
Defendant Weinberg, Yona
Charge | Detail | Disposition/Sentence |
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PL 215.50 03 **TOP CHARGE** | A Misdemeanor, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Arraignment charge Description Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt |
Is Yona Weinberg a Sociopath?
Summary Of Sociopaths
1. They make you feel sorry for them.
2. They make you feel worried or afraid.
3. They give you the impression you owe them.
4. They make you feel used.
5. Sometimes you suspect they don't care about you.
6. They lie to you and deceive you.
7. They take a lot from you and give back very little.
8. They make you feel guilty (and use that to manipulate you).
9. They take advantage of your kindness.
10. They are easily bored and need constant stimulation.
11. They don't take responsibility but place blame elsewhere.
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WHEN YOU SAY THE WORD "sociopath" most people think of serial killers. But although many serial killers are sociopaths, there are far more sociopaths leading ordinary lives. Chances are you know a sociopath. I say "ordinary lives," but what they do is far from ordinary. Sociopaths are people without a conscience. They don't have the normal empathy the rest of us take for granted. They don't feel affection. They don't care about others. But most of them are good observers, and they have learned how to mimic feelings of affection and empathy remarkably well.
Most people with a conscience find it very difficult to even imagine what it would be like to be without one. Combine this with a sociopath's efforts to blend in, and the result is that most sociopaths go undetected.
Because they go undetected, they wreak havoc on their family, on people they work with, and on anyone who tries to be their friend. A sociopath deceives, takes what he (or she) wants, and hurts people without any remorse. Sociopaths don't feel guilty. They don't feel sorry for what they've done. They go through life taking what they want and giving nothing back. They manipulate and deceive and convincingly lie without the slightest second thought. They leave a path of confusion and upset in their wake.
Who are these people? Why are they the way they are? Apparently it has little to do with upbringing. Many studies have been done trying to find out what kind of childhood leads to sociopathy. So far, nothing looks likely. They could be from any kind of family. It is partly genetic, and partly mystery.
But researchers have found that the brains of sociopaths function differently than normal people. And their brains function in a way that makes their emotional life unredeemably shallow. And yet they are capable of mimicking emotions like professional actors.
Sociopaths and psychopaths are the same thing. The original name for this disorder was "psychopath" but the general public and media confused it with "psycho" and "psychotic" so in the 1930s the name was changed to sociopath. Recently the media again caused a misperception that sociopaths were always serial killers, so now many call the condition "antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)."
But some experts think ASPD includes many things like narcissism, paranoia, etc., including sociopathy. And others think ASPD is the same thing as sociopathy, but the diagnostic criteria used to describe and diagnose ASPD is different than sociopathy, so for the purposes of this article, we'll stay with the term "sociopathy."
Sociopaths don't have normal affection with other people. They don't feel attached to others. They don't feel love. And that is why they don't have a conscience. If you harmed someone, even someone you didn't know, you would feel guilt and remorse. Why? Because you have a natural affinity for other human beings. You know how it feels to suffer, to fear, to feel anguish. You care about others.
If you hurt someone you love, the guilt and remorse would be very bad because of your affection for him or her. Take that attachment and affection away and you take away remorse, guilt, and any kind of normal feelings of fairness. That's a sociopath.
HOW COMMON ARE THEY?
Some researchers say only about one percent of the general population are sociopaths. Others put the figure at three or four percent. The reason the estimates vary is first of all, not everyone has been tested, of course, but also because sociopathy is a sliding scale. A person can be very sociopathic or only slightly, and anywhere in between. It is a continuum. So how sociopathic does someone have to be before you call them a sociopath? That's a tough question and it is why the estimates vary.
But clearly sociopaths are fairly common and not easy to detect. Even when the evidence is staring you in the face, you may have difficulty admitting that someone you know, someone you trusted, even someone you love, is a sociopath. But the sooner you admit it, the faster your life can return to normal. Face the facts and you may save yourself a lot of suffering.
Most of the information in this article is from two excellent books I strongly recommend: Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, and The Sociopath Next Door. The first book is by Robert Hare, who has made his career out of studying sociopaths. He is one of the leading, if not the leading expert on the subject. His insights and examples are compelling. But because Hare has done most of his research in prisons, sometimes his book seems a little removed from everyday reality. We don't very often run into rapists and cold-blooded killers. The second book, by Martha Stout, brings it to the everyday level, describing the kinds of people we are likely to meet in ordinary life.
HOW TO KNOW
The big question is, of course, how can you know whether someone is a sociopath or not? It is a difficult question and even experts on the subject can be fooled. If you suspect that someone close to you is a sociopath, I suggest you read both of the books I mentioned and think hard about it. Compare that person to the other people in your life. Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you often feel used by the person?
2. Have you often felt that he (or she) doesn't care about you?
3. Does he lie and deceive you?
4. Does he tend to make contradictory statements?
5. Does he tend to take from you and not give back much?
6. Does he often appeal to pity? Does he seem to try to make you feel sorry for him?
7. Does he try to make you feel guilty?
8. Do you sometimes feel he is taking advantage of your good nature?
9. Does he seem easily bored and need constant stimulation?
10. Does he use a lot of flattery? Does he interact with you in a way that makes you feel flattered even if he says nothing overtly complimentary?
11. Does he make you feel worried? Does he do it obviously or more cleverly and sneakily?
12. Does he give you the impression you owe him?
13. Does he chronically fail to take responsibility for harming others? Does he blame everyone and everything but himself?
And does he do these things far more than the other people in your life? If you answered "yes" to many of these, you may be dealing with a sociopath. For sure you're dealing with someone who isn't good for you, whatever you want to call him.
I like Martha Stout's way of detecting sociopaths: "If ... you find yourself often pitying someone who consistently hurts you or other people, and who actively campaigns for your sympathy, the chances are close to one hundred percent that you are dealing with a sociopath."
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
This is an interesting question. Of course most of our purposes are strongly influenced by our connections and affections with others. Our relationships with others, and our love for them, give us most of the meaning in life. So if a sociopath doesn't have these things, what is left? What kind of purposes do they have?
The answer is chilling: They want to win. Take away love and relationships and all you have left is winning the game, whatever the game is. If they are in business, it is becoming rich and defeating competitors. If it is sibling rivalry, it is defeating the sibling. If it is a contest, the goal is to dominate. If a sociopath is the envious sort, winning would be making the other lose, or fail, or be frustrated or embarrassed.
A sociopath's goal is to win. And he is willing to do anything at all to win.
Sociopaths have nothing else to think about, so they can be very clever and conniving. Sociopaths are not busy being concerned with relationships or moral dilemmas or conflicting feelings, so they have much more time to think about clever ways to gain your trust and stab you in the back, and how do it without anyone knowing what's happening.
One of the questions in the list above was about boredom. This is a real problem for sociopaths and they seem fanatically driven to prevent boredom. The reason it looms so large for them (and seems so strange to us) is that our relationships with people occupy a good amount of our time and attention and interest us intensely. Take that away and all you have is "playing to win" which is rather shallow and empty in comparison. So boredom is a constant problem for sociopaths and they have an incessant urge to keep up a level of stimulation, even negative stimulation (drama, worry, upset, etc.).
And here I might mention that the research shows sociopaths don't feel emotions the same way normal people do. For example, they don't experience fear as unpleasant. This goes a long way to explaining the inexplicable behavior you'll see in sociopaths. Some feelings that you and I might find intolerable might not bother them at all.
HOW TO DEAL WITH A SOCIOPATH
There is no known cure or therapy for sociopathy. In fact, some evidence suggests that therapy makes them worse because they use it to learn more about human vulnerabilities they can then exploit. They learn how to manipulate better and they learn better excuses that others will believe.
Given all that, there is only one solution for dealing with a sociopath: Get him or her completely out of your life for good. This seems radical, and of course, you want to be fairly sure your diagnosis is correct, but you need to protect yourself from the drain on your time, attention, money, and good attitude. Healing or helping a sociopath is a pointless waste of your life. That is not your mission. It's not your responsibility. You have your own goals and your own life, and those are your responsibility.
In Hare's book, he says before you diagnose someone as a sociopath, he recommends you get a full clinical diagnostic, including an extensive interview with the sociopath by a qualified psychotherapist, plus interviews with the sociopath's bosses, co-workers, friends, and family. Yeah, right. Good luck on that one. I agree, that would be ideal, but if you can get a sociopath to submit to an interview, I would be astonished. So you'll have to do the best you can with the information you can get.
I don't recommend you tell anyone you have diagnosed him as a sociopath. In fact, I strongly urge you not to. I don't even know if it's a good idea to tell anyone about your conclusion. Just get the sociopath out of your life with as little fanfare as you can. The only exception I would make to this rule is if the sociopath is making someone else's life a living hell, it seems wrong to leave her to the wolves while you slink off. I don't recommend you try to convince your friend she is dealing with a sociopath. I recommend that you simply say you got a lot of insight from this or that book or whatever, and let your friend draw her own conclusions. It is not your mission to save your friend, either. Tell her what you know and if she ignores your warning, that's her problem, not yours. Because you said something, she may figure it out eventually.
If this all sounds cold or heartless, maybe you're not dealing with a sociopath, or maybe she or he hasn't driven you to the point of madness (yet). But remember what the solution is; you may someday need it.
And besides, the point of all this dismal information is so you no longer need to think about such negative things and so you can turn your attention to positive, life-affirming, uplifting goals of your own.
You may also want to check out a support group for people who are in a relationship with a sociopath:
If you have a sociopath in your life, you should take it seriously. Learn what you need to learn, and if you are pretty sure you have correctly identified one, do what needs to be done to protect yourself and your non-sociopathic loved ones. Then get back to your own life. Accomplish your goals. Nurture your relationships. Learn and grow and enjoy yourself.
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Molest defendant: Kid came on to me
Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 8:45 PM
A Bar Mitzvah tutor and social worker charged with molesting four teens took the stand Tuesday to deny it - and even said one of the youngsters came on to him.
Yona Weinberg, 31, of Flatbush, said one teen asked him about Viagra and sex toys while he was praying and teaching Talmud, and another tried to grab his crotch.
He denied abusing the teens.
"It never happened," the married father of four said of one boy's account of a sexual proposition.
He said another boy put his hand on his right leg in a van.
Later, the boy said, "He had feelings for me. I explained to him that they were not mutual. I told him he would eventually outgrow them."
Weinberg, a licensed social worker who is now in real estate, lost his composure only when defense lawyer Marvin Schecter asked if he had called any of the families since his May 2008 arrest.
"I called at least two other patients to inform them I was no longer allowed to work with children," he said, lowering his voice, taking off his glasses and wiping his eyes.
Cross-examination is slated for Wednesday.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_molest_defendant_kid_came_on_to_me.html?print=1&page=all#ixzz0WtJ98I1k
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Molest defendant: Kid came on to me
Posted on 2009-06-23 20:45:00
A Bar Mitzvah tutor and social worker charged with molesting four teens took the stand Tuesday to deny it - and even said one of the youngsters came on to him.
Teen accuses tutor of abuse
Posted on 2009-06-22 20:21:45
A frightened Brooklyn teenager shakily took the stand Monday to accuse a bar mitzvah tutor of repeatedly molesting him. The boy, who wore dark glasses and a yarmulke, avoided looking at Yona Weinberg as he testified.
Tutor faces sex rap in abuse of 2 teens
Posted on 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Yona Weinberg, a respected Hasidic counselor, was arrested Sunday evening on charges of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Yona+Weinberg#ixzz0WtJacFJB
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(05/05/08 – Initial BBT Report)
Yona Weinberg, 29, a teacher’s assistant at a Jewish School in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York has been arrested on allegations of molesting two boys, 13 and 14-years-old, during their religious studies at a synagogue school.
Weinberg, who is not a rabbi, was arrested Sunday night on charges of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
The victims, who are brothers, said Weinberg touched their private parts on more than one occasion during their study sessions.
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http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/Weinberg_Yona.html
Yona Weinberg, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Social Worker / Bar Mitzvah Tutor
Khal Beth Abraham - (Flatbush) Brooklyn, NY
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.- (Flatbush) Brooklyn, NY
Arrested after allegations were made of improperly touching several boys, aged 12 and 14. A two of the boys stated they were abused while Weinberg was assisting them with their religious studies at Khal Beth Abraham Congregation. Other victims include clients from Weinberg's work as a licensed social worker for the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.
The indictment charges Weinberg with Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree, nine counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, Attempted Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, and six counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison.
The victims range in age from 12 to 14 and some were Weinberg's students, from the Khal Beth Abraham synagogue, where Weinberg gave Bar Mitzvah lessons.
If anyone has a photograph of Yona Weinberg, please forward it to: The Awareness Center.
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Community mourns teen H1N1 flu death
By MICHAEL C. DUKE 17.NOV.09
Raymond Plotkin, just shy of his 19th birthday, walked himself into the school hospital on Saturday morning, Nov. 7. Less than 72 hours later, the University of New Mexico freshman became the latest victim – among the first Jewish Houstonians, if not the first – to die from H1N1 influenza.
“Many times this college semester, Raymond told us how happy he was,” remembered his parents, Ronald and Elaine S. Plotkin, who asked that their eulogy be read by the rabbi at Raymond’s Nov. 15 graveside funeral at Congregation Emanu El Memorial Park.
“He was so happy, he said he wanted to get his Master’s and possibly his Ph.D. in engineering. We told him finish your semester first – one step at a time,” the bereaved parents reflected, through Rabbi Pam Silk.
Raymond was born Dec. 28, 1990. He attended Parker Elementary, Sharpstown Junior High and Westbury High School, where he graduated in the top 14 percent of his class, despite having chronic health challenges that began at age 10. According to parents, Raymond was in near perfect health the past two years; thus, any preexisting conditions had no bearing on his death from H1N1.
The Houston teen was an aspiring nuclear engineer. He was one of only 18 incoming freshmen accepted to the University of New Mexico’s Learning and Living Community for Engineering program. He lived on campus in Albuquerque with three dorm-mate friends. Raymond was active in student engineering clubs and the local Hillel house. He had an endearing obsession with both Elmo and penguins.
Raymond attended religious school at Congregation Emanu El, from Consecration to Confirmation. He put his tennis talents to use, representing Houston several summers in the Jewish Community Center Teen Maccabi Games. The student’s latest passion was playing poker – last year, he won a father-son tournament sponsored by Hadassah.
Raymond’s Emanu El instructors and friends remember a unique and lovable young man, with a charming sense of humor.
“Raymond was the only person who could make the entire class laugh, including the teacher,” explained Josh Sandler, who was Raymond’s Bar Mitzvah partner and Westbury HS classmate. “We had some great times together,” Sandler said.
Marna Meyer, Emanu El religious school director and teacher, described Raymond as being “a true mensch.”
Wealthy rabbi 'traded cocaine for sexual services'
Rabbi Baruch Chalomish faced drug charges in Manchester Crown Court yesterday
Rabbi Baruch Chalomish faced drug charges in Manchester Crown Court yesterday
A wealthy rabbi financed a drug dealing operation in which girls were given cocaine in exchange for sexual services, a court heard yesterday.
Baruch Chalomish, 54, turned a city centre flat into a base for a ' commercial cocaine supply operation' after abusing the drug himself, it was claimed.
He was arrested along with a friend, Nasir Abbas, also 54, with over £15,000 in cash and 100g of cocaine --some of which had a purity of up to 80 per cent - after police searched the flat in January this year.
Police also searched the rabbi's home address in Salford, Greater Manchester, and discovered cash and a further 50g of cocaine scattered around the house in different containers.
When questioned by police, Abbas claimed that Chalomish didn't sell the drugs but would allow any young woman who visited the apartment in Shude Hill, Manchester, to take the cocaine in exchange for 'sexual services'.
But at Manchester Crown Court, prosecuting counsel Michael Goldwater said: 'Our case is that Nasir Abbas and Rabbi Chalomish were dealing in controlled drugs.'
Rabbi Chalomish denies two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to supply, but has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cocaine.
Nasir Abbas, who failed to attend court, denies one count of possession of cocaine, and another of possession with intent to supply.
The case continues.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229036/Rabbi-traded-cocaine-sexual-services.html#ixzz0XGJbuTCn
Nasir Abbas is a distant cousin.
Sexual favors for coke? Does Chalomish know any Manchester boys?
Hey Yona-- all you'll get is some big rough man in prison bending you over and giving it to you rough. Trust me, first hand experience. No kindness to our kind.
H1N1 is no joke. It can reach all denominations at any time. Take precautions. Be alert for symptoms.
A visit to your doctor is worthwhile.
Less than 72 hours later, the University of New Mexico freshman became the latest victim – among the first Jewish Houstonians, if not the first – to die from H1N1 influenza.
It has come to my attention many blogs go out of their way to be mevayesh Agudas Yisroel. No heter in the world allows for this.
Yidden who molest must be shielded. Kol yisroel aravim ze lazeh.
Therefore, my boys are on the lookout for these meshugganas. An hazmana is on the way.
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