Original sentence: After publicly admitting to statutory rape he resigned his positions at Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, and as the leader of his Bayit Chadash congregation in Israel.Gafni has been accused of a string of sexual improprieties, including statutory rape.Gafni sent a remorseful letter to his congregation from the United States, causing his former supporters to express regret.In May of 2006, Gafni resigned his positions and left Israel within days of complaints of three women who accused him of rape, sexual harassment and indecent assault.The New York Post reported that he had fled to Colorado.The allegations against Gafni had circulated for years but came to wider public attention in 2004 with the publication of an article in Jewish Week.The ramifications of Gafni's actions and subsequent removal from Bayit Chadash led to its closure shortly after his resignation
Edited sentence: He is associated with major child abuse scandals