WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.  filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of women who were allegedly visualized and/or recorded while they were naked using a spiritual bath in the Jewish religion called a mikvah. (Case #14-008073, Superior Court of the District of Columbia). 

The case involves Rabbi Bernard Freundel, a widely-recognized religious figure and spiritual leader at the Orthodox Jewish synagogue Kesher Israel. In October, Freundel was taken into custody and charged with voyeurism after it was discovered that he allegedly placed hidden cameras in the synagogue's mikvah, including one concealed in a clock radio.

According to the lawsuit, Freundel would use the hidden cameras to secretly record women as they used the ritual bath in the nude. The mikvah is a sacred fixture for followers of Orthodox Judaism, and is used as part of the cleansing process when a person converts to Judaism or by women after birth and after menstruation. Law enforcement officials have estimated that possibly hundreds of women had their rights violated by Freundel in this way.

Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.'s lawsuit provides any and all women who used any portion of Kesher Israel's mikvah the opportunity to hold those responsible accountable for Freundel's egregious invasion of privacy during a time in which they were most vulnerable and closest to their faith. The lawsuit has been filed against Kesher Israel Congregation, the National Capital Mikvah, and the Rabbinical Council of America.

Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is a Washington, D.C. plaintiff's law firm that has been advocating on behalf of wronged and injured victims throughout the D.C. metro area for more than 40 years. The firm's legal team is comprised of award-winning attorneys who have successfully recovered millions in compensation on behalf of clients. More information about the firm and the case involving Freundel can be found at www.chaikinandsherman.com.

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