Dallas rabbi arrested, faces indecency with child charge


A Dallas rabbi and private school employee was arrested and charged with indecency with a child, prompting investigations by both the school and the synagogue where he served.
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A Dallas private school employee, who is also a rabbi, is facing a charge of indecency with child sexual contact, according to jail records.

Yizhak Sabo, 43, was arrested Tuesday, according to Dallas police. Records show he was then booked into the Dallas County jail early Wednesday, where he was held on a $100,000 bond. It’s not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

Police said Sabo was employed at the Akiba Yavneh Academy, a Jewish private school, at the time of the arrest.

His case is connected to alleged misconduct that the school learned about on March 27, according to Raymie Venable, the academy’s chief academic officer.

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Venable said in a statement that the school placed Sabo on administrative leave, banned him from campus and school activities, and notified authorities as soon as it learned of the allegation.

The statement didn’t give details on the allegation, though FOX4 reported that an affidavit says Sabo was accused of touching a high school student’s genitals.

More families also came forward with similar concerns after the academy shared the initial allegation with the community, according to Venable’s statement. Though she said these cases so far “do not involve any students or staff in the Early Childhood Program or Lower School.”

“We can share, though, that the allegations were shocking and serious, and the conduct described antithetical to our school’s culture and values,” Venable said.

The school is also doing its own inquiry on top of the Dallas police’s active investigation.

Sabo has also served as the rabbi for Tiferet Israel, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Dallas, since 2022.

Mollie Mirsky, the congregation’s director of operations, said in a Wednesday statement that Tiferet Israel immediately placed him on unpaid administrative leave after learning about his arrest. Its executive committee had also instructed Sabo to “cease all responsibilities related to the congregation.” after hearing about the allegations from the academy on March 27.

Anyone with more information is urged to contact Dallas police Detective Kristen King at 214-275-1303.

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