Each court appearance of the defendant, the latest on Friday and with him now facing 12...
— whose birth name is Jeffrey Lujon Vejil — outside his portrayal of a tight-knit, pious family on social media.,” said Janna Oswald, chief prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney’s Crimes Against Children Division.
Cohen frequently touted raising nine children as a single father under the “Our Unique Family” website and social media accounts of the same name. He also depicted the family as practicing the Orthodox Hasidic faith — a persona that members of the Orthodox community near Cohen’s Brays Oaks home have questioned and flagged to authorities for years. Those faith members declined to be publicly identified.
Charles Johnson, who began representing Cohen last week, adamantly referred to the charges as accusations and said he is still reviewing the"voluminous amount of discovery" prosecutors gave him. “If we go to trial, I've every intent that the children will testify,” Oswald said. “My goal as a child abuse prosecutor is to do the least amount of harm to any children, young adults that have been abused. A lot of the times that means trying to keep them off the stand and doing what's right by them in their journey to be able to heal from what they've endured.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Houston weather: Abnormally warm weather to continue into FridayTemperatures were forecasted to be near 80 through most of the region, but it could be...
Read more »
Man shot during possible robbery outside of Third Ward club, HPD saysA man was shot multiple times while hanging outside of a club in Houston’s Third Ward Friday, the Houston Police Department said. htx hounews kprc2 click2houston
Read more »
Man wanted in connection to illegally dumping tires in northeast Houston, Pct. 3 deputies sayDo you recognize this man? Deputies say he drives a white 2006 Jeep Cherokee and has been seen dumping several tires on multiple occasions.
Read more »
Shake Shack picks Houston among 10 U.S. cities for fine-dining experiment“From start to finish, we want guests to feel the most premium experience at Shake Shack from the food and wine to the table settings and music. It will be a night you won’t forget.”
Read more »
3-year-old found safe after being inside stolen car in SW Houston, police sayBREAKING NEWS: A child has been safely returned after they were reportedly taken when a vehicle was stolen in southwest Houston Wednesday.
Read more »
Car stolen with baby inside in southwest Houston, search underway for thiefA search is underway for a thief who stole a woman's car in southwest Houston with her baby inside.
Read more »