A 20-year-old former student of the prestigious Ponovezh yeshiva is suing the yeshiva because he allegedly suffered severe sexual abuse when he was younger, according to a Maariv report.
The student claimed that the senior members of the yeshiva knew of the abuse and did nothing. He also stated that he had a religious lapse due to the abuse and was in a difficult emotional state.
The student claims that his assailant still lives in the Ponovezh dormitory.