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   A notorious Brooklyn Hasidic pedophile nearly walked free during a   
   resentencing Tuesday — till he pretended to forget details of his crimes   
   and the furious prosecutor reversed course and pushed for more time.   
      
   Nechemya Weberman ended up with a sentence slashed down from 103 years   
   to 18 years, although with time served, that amounts to just five years   
   left on the clock for the pedo — and with good behavior, he could be out   
   by 2028.   
      
   “Mr. Weberman’s outrageous behavior in court today personified why he   
   remains a danger to society,” said Sarena Townsend, the lawyer for the   
   sicko’s then-12-year-old female victim.   
      
   “His repeated denials and refusal to face his actions proved that his   
   assurances of rehabilitation and remorse were lies.”   
      
   Weberman, a former counselor at a Williamsburg yeshiva now in his 60s,   
   appeared vivacious, smiling and jovial on video feed from the   
   maximum-security Shawangunk Prison in upstate New York — despite his   
   supporters painting an image of a feeble man at death’s door.   
      
   He had been convicted on 59 counts and originally sentenced to 103 years   
   in prison 13 years ago for repeatedly sexually abusing victim Rivky   
   Deutsch for three years.   
      
   The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office — under pressure from some   
   members of the convict’s religious community for years — was prepared to   
   effectively push to free the convicted sicko, having sought the   
   resentencing on the grounds his 103-year stint was excessive and that he   
   had already served enough time.   
      
   But Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Joseph Alexis changed course   
   mid-hearing when Weberman claimed to forget the gory details of his   
   misdeeds.   
      
   The pedophile attested to his remorse and apologized, reading from a   
   statement, claiming he had spent years “in denial’’ and was “a changed   
   man.’’   
      
   But Alexis demanded he go further and specifically attest to his   
   criminal acts.   
      
   Weberman repeatedly responded “I don’t remember” when asked graphic   
   questions about his crimes, including if he recalled forcing his   
   pre-teen victim to perform oral sex.   
      
   “What’s troubling to me is that Mr. Weberman can’t remember,” Alexis   
   said “The victim can never forget.”   
      
   “Quite frankly if the defendant was forthcoming, I was authorized to   
   offer 15 years,” Alexis said, a move that would have potentially seen   
   Weberman walk free.   
      
   “But I am going to pivot away from that,” the ADA said.   
      
   A quiet and reserved Deutsch read her own statement to the judge,   
   recalling, “His smug smile hurt the most.   
      
   “It would be tragic if in five years from now, someone else is standing   
   here describing his own story similar to mine, your Honor. You have the   
   ability to prevent that.”   
      
   Judge Matthew D’Emic’s new sentence gives Weberman five more years to   
   recall his misdeeds, but with good behavior, he could be out in half the   
   time.   
      
   “A modified sentence of 18 years with 10 years supervision remains a   
   meaningful penalty,” the judge said. Weberman, who has fought his   
   conviction and sentence for years, could still further appeal the new   
   ruling.   
      
   Sexual abuse advocates said the new sentence sends a “dangerous” message   
   to survivors in the Hasidic community.   
      
   “[The DA] walked in ready to let [Weberman] walk out,” said Asher Lovy,   
   director of the Orthodox Jewish victims group Za’akah.   
      
   “And the only reason he didn’t is because that dumb f–k was too stupid   
   to just answer the questions and show a little bit of remorse himself.”   
      
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