The Pepper Pike rabbi, arrested after prosecutors say he tried to meet an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old boy for sex, has resigned from the synagogue where he preached for more than two decades.
Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com
“Regardless of the evidence or whether Rabbi Weiss is guilty of anything, his remaining in his position would cause further disruption and pain to his community,” Goldberg said. “He will now turn his attention to his legal situation. We look forward to receiving the evidence and moving forward appropriately.”Weiss’ resignation comes three days afteron charges of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, importuning and possession of criminal tools.
Task force members arrested Weiss when he showed up to the undisclosed meeting spot. They searched his car and seized one empty box of condoms, another box of condoms and two bottles of lubricant, according to court records. A copy of the complaint says that agents also seized a Samsung cellphone and Smart Watch, as well as a bottle of “ED medication” that prosecutors say he intended to use criminally.
“The behaviors described in the arrest of and charges against Rabbi Stephen Weiss of Cleveland are truly horrible and disgusting,” Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, the CEO of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the Rabbinical Assembly, said in a late Wednesday statement. “These deeply disturbing accusations betray the sacred trust our communities put in their clergy and must be fully and immediately investigated and dealt with appropriately.
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