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2024-06-17 10:08:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 17BC1D8DD635F186465DB9F5EA60A34E6DF82106B2C174DBBC060A28AFC82EA8
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Hayim Cohen, real name Jeffrey Lujan Vejil of Texas, USA is neither Jewish nor a rabbi. He was arrested in 2023. A Roman Catholic Mexican-American, Vejil changed his name several times & used multiple aliases, & forced his adopted children to appear as Hassidic Jews. https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/phony-hasidic-tiktok-dad-hayim-cohen-charged-with-molesting-adopted-sons/ https://vinnews.com/2023/08/03/adopted-son-of-fake-chassidic-jew-arrested-on-abuse-charges-in-texas/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/texan-who-posed-as-hasidic-jew-and-adopted-9-boys-charged-with-sexually-abusing-kids/amp/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11855345/Family-Orthodox-rabbi-accused-raping-adopted-sons-defend-him.html#:~:text=Cohen%20grew%20up%20in%20Odessa%2C%20Texas%2C%20as%20Jeffrey%20Vejil.%20His%20mother%20Corina%20Lujan%2C%2071%2C%20told%20DailyMail.com%20the%20family%20is%20Mexican%2DAmerican. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGa48PAIrPE
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