Trial Begins For Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Assault

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A jury trial is set to begin for a Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy who attended a school the rabbi founded.  State prosecutors are scheduled to begin presenting their case against Daniel Greer on Monday in New Haven Superior Court.  The 79-year-old rabbi from New Haven has pleaded not guilty to several counts of second-degree sexual assault and other charges that were filed in 2017.  A New Jersey man, now 31, alleges Greer sexually assaulted him multiple times when he attended the Yeshiva of New Haven school from 2001 to 2005. The man was awarded $15 million in a civil lawsuit on those allegations – a verdict Greer is appealing.  The lawsuit alleged Greer sexually assaulted him at several locations in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.