Israeli Haredi author accused of multiple sexual assaults commits suicide

Chaim Walder’s suicide robbed his victims of the right to tell their stories of his sexual abuse; the Haredi media has ignored his suicide and focussed on his community work

Haredi author Chaim Walder’s suicide is a final attempt to overwrite his victims (Haaretz)
Walder was a master storyteller who crushed his victims’ right to tell their own stories of his alleged sexual abuse. Now the Haredi world is giving him, not his victims, the last word

After author Walder’s death, Haredi media downplays sexual assault allegations (Times of Israel)
Ultra-Orthodox news outlets do not mention suicide after writer apparently shot himself, highlight his community contributions