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man accused of molest
By JOHN MARZULL
An orthodox Jew extradited from Israel to face charges of sodomizing two teenage boys in his Brooklyn home was ordered held Tuesday on $10 million bail.
Stefan Colmer, 31, allegedly went on the lam last February after he learned he was under investigation for molesting the 13-year-old victims whom he had befriended and invited to his Midwood home to play board games, prosecutor Elizabeth Doerfler said.
Colmer pleaded not guilty to the indictment that could put him in prison for 56 years if he's convicted on all eight counts.
He is the first defendant returned to the U.S. from Israel under a new treaty that defines sodomy as an extraditable offense.
Defense attorney David Epstein said Colmer fled to Israel after receiving threatening e-mails and letters linked to rumors in the community about the alleged sexual attacks.
Colmer's wife and two children remained in Brooklyn while he was on the move throughout Israel using a fake name until authorities arrested him in June.
Colmer, a computer technician and freelance photographer, asked to be placed in protective custody at Rikers Island.
By JOHN MARZULL
An orthodox Jew extradited from Israel to face charges of sodomizing two teenage boys in his Brooklyn home was ordered held Tuesday on $10 million bail.
Stefan Colmer, 31, allegedly went on the lam last February after he learned he was under investigation for molesting the 13-year-old victims whom he had befriended and invited to his Midwood home to play board games, prosecutor Elizabeth Doerfler said.
Colmer pleaded not guilty to the indictment that could put him in prison for 56 years if he's convicted on all eight counts.
He is the first defendant returned to the U.S. from Israel under a new treaty that defines sodomy as an extraditable offense.
Defense attorney David Epstein said Colmer fled to Israel after receiving threatening e-mails and letters linked to rumors in the community about the alleged sexual attacks.
Colmer's wife and two children remained in Brooklyn while he was on the move throughout Israel using a fake name until authorities arrested him in June.
Colmer, a computer technician and freelance photographer, asked to be placed in protective custody at Rikers Island.
