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Utah rabbi who was sexually abused leads sensitivity training for defense attorneys

The training was based on Rabbi Avremi Zippel’s own experience on the witness stand.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rabbi Avrohom “Avremi” Zippel's testified in 2019 about sexual abuse he experienced as a child, which led to the conviction and prison sentence of his former nanny, Alavina Florreich. After hearing a defense attorney's argument that Zippel, as a child, was the sexual aggressor, he is advocating for increased training for defense attorneys, saying they should have trauma-informed training just as prosecutors and the police do.