This book is the first to analyse, and attempt to explain the methods by which cases of child sexual abuse have been systematically concealed in Orthodox Jewish communities. The book describes a number of characteristic cases of such cover-ups: first, some cases in which perpetrators were eventually brought to justice, but only after other offenses by the same offender were ignored or suppressed; second, cases in which a strong case of child sex abuse was never pursued at all due to pressure from the rabbinate or Orthodox lay leadership. Backlash against victims is also discussed. The book...