Married rabbi, 35, ‘paid for sex with underage prostitute’

A married rabbi has been arrested for allegedly paying an underage prostitute for sex, three years after he pleaded guilty to molesting a young boy at a Jewish camp.

Aryeh Goodman, 35, turned himself in to police in East Brunswick, New Jersey, with his lawyer on February 6. 

He is accused of sleeping with the 17-year-old girl at a hotel on February 1. Two others, her alleged pimps, were also arrested. 

Goodman is married with children. In 2015, he pleaded guilty to molesting a boy under the age of 13 at a Jewish camp in 2001. 

He was sentenced to between 11 and 23 months in jail and was told he must register as a sex offender. 

Aryeh Goodman, 35 (pictured with his wife Ora and their children) was arrested on February 6 for allegedly sleeping with a 17-year-old prostitute at a hotel in East Brunswick, New Jersey

As a condition of that sentence, he was not allowed to work with children afterwards.  

Goodman did not respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment on Monday morning. 

According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Goodman had sex with the girl at a hotel near his home where he also runs East Brunswick Chabad, a religious organization which offers classes for women and children. 

Gabriella Colon, 18, and Richard Ortiz, 35, of the Bronx, were also arrested as part of the operation. 

They are accused of human trafficking and child endangerment. 

Goodman (above with his wife and one of their children) was previously jailed for 11 months for molesting a boy who was under the age of 13 at a camp in 2001 

Goodman (above with his wife and one of their children) was previously jailed for 11 months for molesting a boy who was under the age of 13 at a camp in 2001 

Gabrielle Colon, 18, was charged for allegedly supplying the underage prostitute

Richard Ortiz, 35, was charged for allegedly supplying the underage prostitute

Gabrielle Colon, 18, and Richard Ortiz, 35, were both charged for allegedly supplying the underage prostitute

It is alleged that they supplied the girl to Goodman and other men over a period of a month from January to February 2018. 

Goodman was charged with one count of engaging in prostitution with a child and one count of endangering a child. 

It is not clear if he was held in custody or if he was released on bond.  

Ortiz and Colon were charged with 11 criminal counts including human trafficking, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, promoting prostitution of a child, conspiracy to promote prostitution of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal restraint, and a number of child pornography offenses including the manufacturing, distribution and possession of pornography.

They are both being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center.  

Despite being previously jailed for child molestation, Goodman runs this religious learning center in East Brunswick near his home

Despite being previously jailed for child molestation, Goodman runs this religious learning center in East Brunswick near his home



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