Baruch Lanner
Further information: Baruch LannerBaruch Lanner is a former director of NCSY convicted for sexual misconduct with minors whom he had contact with through the organization. The investigation began on July 12, 2000, he was indicted in March of that same year and surrendered to authorities and entered a plea of "not-guilty" on April 20, 2000. Lanner was convicted on one account of fondling a student on June 27 of 2002.
Baruch Lanner was hired by NCSY's founder Pinchas Stolper in 1970, and remained his superior until 1994. Lanner was already threatened with suspension for sexual contact with two teenage girls in 1972.
As a result of the Lanner scandal, NCSY created conduct standards, published a manual on behavior, and established an ombudsman hotline.
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