Police accuse him of inappropriately touching and kissing an 11-year old girl that he’s known for five years.Well it appears that another odd twist has bee added:
Officers said once they arrested Karro, he said he touched the girl’s buttocks for a “‘cleansing,’ as she was exhibiting negative energy.”
Steve Karro, a substitute rabbi at Shaare Ezra Sephardic Congregation and a well-known local artist with his own gallery in Miami Beach, was arrested last month on charges that he molested an 11-year-old girl. Now the child's family claims Karro handed the alleged victim's mother $500 in cash just days before his arrest in order to buy her silence.
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The family has since retained the services of lawyer Jeff Herman, well known for defending victims of sexual abuse cases, including those in the Catholic Church, and now claims Karro tried to buy the family's silence.
A video shows Karro showing up at the mother's job at a restaurant and handing her an envelope. The mother claims it contained $500 cash and turned it over to Miami Beach Police. Karro told Local 10 that the money was for something else but refused to elaborate, citing advice from his legal counsel.
Miami Beach Rabbi Accused of Molestation May Have Tried to Buy Off Victim's Mother | Miami New Times
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