Israel seeks extradition of rabbi in NIBP Cuff child abuse probe

Israeli investigators said Elior Chen fled to Canada last month, but they're not sure precisely where he is.Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfield said Chen, who is in his mid  to late 20s, was "one of the main suspects" in the alleged abuse, although he has not been charged with a specific crime.Two children, aged three and four, were burned and severely beaten with hammers, knives and other instruments, Rosenfeld said. The three year old suffered permanent brain damage, he added.Several suspects are in custody in Israel. The children's mother, whose name has been withheld, was charged with abuse last week and remains in jail.The case has garnered massive attention in Israel, where media have published horrific details of the spiritual leader's alleged encouragement of parents abusing children as a form of discipline, the CBC's Peter Armstrong reported Tuesday from Jerusalem.Journals detailed abuse, police sayJournals purportedly belonging to Chen that were discovered by police after a raid allegedly lay out in explicit detail how the mother should systematically abuse the children to force out their demons, Armstrong said.The alleged abuse included burning the children, locking them in a suitcase for prolonged periods of time and forcing them to eat feces. NIBP Cuff The Canadian Jewish Congress is urging Chen to turn himself in.Rabbi Reuven Bulka told CBC News that the CJC is willing to assist in Chen's surrender if he is in Canada "to send a message out that there's no escaping from justice."Bulka said the group was making the public appeal "if on the off chance he thinks that he's going to be manhandled by police, which we know wouldn't happen, but if there's a fear of this, to let him know that the Canadian Jewish Congress would use its good offices to handle this."It was not clear what connection the rabbi has with Canada, nor whether he holds Canadian citizenship or residency. The Canadian Embassy in Israel did not call after messages were left, seeking comment.In Ottawa, Chris Girouard, a spokesman for Canada's Department of Justice, said he could not confirm or deny whether there have been requests for extradition, citing confidentiality of state to state communications.

Israel seeks extradition of rabbi in NIBP Cuff child abuse probe

Israeli investigators said Elior Chen fled to Canada last month, but they're not sure precisely where he is.Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfield said Chen, who is in his mid  to late 20s, was "one of the main suspects" in the alleged abuse, although he has not been charged with a specific crime.Two children, aged three and four, were burned and severely beaten with hammers, knives and other instruments, Rosenfeld said. The three year old suffered permanent brain damage, he added.Several suspects are in custody in Israel. The children's mother, whose name has been withheld, was charged with abuse last week and remains in jail.The case has garnered massive attention in Israel, where media have published horrific details of the spiritual leader's alleged encouragement of parents abusing children as a form of discipline, the CBC's Peter Armstrong reported Tuesday from Jerusalem. NIBP Cuff Journals detailed abuse, police sayJournals purportedly belonging to Chen that were discovered by police after a raid allegedly lay out in explicit detail how the mother should systematically abuse the children to force out their demons, Armstrong said.The alleged abuse included burning the children, locking them in a suitcase for prolonged periods of time and forcing them to eat feces.The Canadian Jewish Congress is urging Chen to turn himself in.Rabbi Reuven Bulka told CBC News that the CJC is willing to assist in Chen's surrender if he is in Canada "to send a message out that there's no escaping from justice."Bulka said the group was making the public appeal "if on the off chance he thinks that he's going to be manhandled by police, which we know wouldn't happen, but if there's a fear of this, to let him know that the Canadian Jewish Congress would use its good offices to handle this."It was not clear what connection the rabbi has with Canada, nor whether he holds Canadian citizenship or residency. The Canadian Embassy in Israel did not call after messages were left, seeking comment.In Ottawa, Chris Girouard, a spokesman for Canada's Department of Justice, said he could not confirm or deny whether there have been requests for extradition, citing confidentiality of state to state communications.