this is interesting. I have no idea of the legal issues involved and who has what rights. If thee are any lawyers out there that might offer some insight into this situation, I would appreciate your thoughts..

A couple of years ago Rabbi Ezra Sheinberg was convicted of sexual assault, fraud, rape and sodomy. A plea bargain left him convicted but dropped the rape and sodomy from the final indictment.

Three women who had filed complaints about rape and sodomy, which were ultimately left off the indictment, might now find themselves up a creek. The family of Sheinberg is suing, or considering suing, those three women fro damages. After all, they claimed he had raped and sodomized them, yet he was not convicted of that, making it perhaps a false charge. That false charge contributed, presumably somewhat, to the financial damage they have incurred because of the claims against him and the conviction.

At the time his accounts were locked as liens were filed against his home and any bank accounts he was a signatory on. The rest of the family now lives in a small rented home and basically survive with the financial support of extended family. They say they did nothing wrong yet they are the ones suffering because of those claims against him.
source INN

Again, I have no idea as to the legal issues and who can claim what from whom.

Being that he was indicted and convicted, I would consider it horrible to allow those making claims against him to be open to such suits just because a plea agreement left a few claims off the final charge sheet. It would open up to all criminals room to make a plea and agree to partial charges, when possible, and allow the family to sue for the charges not included. People would be afraid to file claims and would be forced to continuing to suffer in silence.

People should not be making false claims. The law should protect against that and should deter people from doing so. But people with real claims should not be deterred from making them. I hope they decide not to sue, and if they do sue it will be either thrown out of court.

The wife and children did nothing wrong, and they too are victims of Sheinberg and his assault. They are not victims of the women he raped. If he had any money left, they should sue him, not the victims.