Hayim Nissim Cohen: Son defends adoptive father after sexual abuse allegations

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Warning: This article contains a recollection of crime and can be triggering to some, readers' discretion advised.

If you or someone you know may be the victim of child abuse, please contact the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) or contact their live chat services.

HOUSTON, TEXAS: The eldest son of Hayim Nissim Cohen, 38, who was arrested last month in February on 12 charges of abuse against six of his nine adopted sons, has defended him. Hayim’s oldest son, Avshalom Cohen, 22, said, “My father never abused me. He’s a great father that would never hurt any of us.”

Avshalom detailed, “If I saw anything out of order by anyone, I would have done everything in my power to protect my brothers," reports DailyMail. Avshalom said he went to family court in Houston last week to get custody of his six brothers, aged 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, and 17, and added, "Right now they are living at some CPS (Child Protective Service) facility. I haven't spoken with them since they were removed from our house. I'm hoping in the near future I'll have them back home."

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What did Hayim Nissim Cohen do?

Hayim, who found fame on TikTok with posts about his nine adopted sons, was arrested after his 17-year-old son, whose identity has not been revealed, phoned into a podcast to reveal that he and his brothers had been sexually abused. The 17-year-old said, as per KHOU via court documents, the abuse by Hayim began three weeks after he was adopted in 2016 and added that Hayim made them massage his feet before molesting them and forcing them to perform a sex act on him. As per the court documents, when the 17-year-old son was 14, Hayim began raping him and forced him and his younger brothers, now 16 and 14, to perform oral sex on him and on each other while he watched. The boy further narrated that his 16-year-old brother ran away but deputy constables got him back to the house. He stated that his two 10-year-old brothers also claimed to have been abused, but that he didn't witness it himself. As per the boy, Hayim also verbally abused them by calling them “white trash” and “racist."

Not the first sexual abuse case...

This isn't the first time that allegations of sexual abuse have been raised against Hayim. According to KHOU, in 2019, he was charged with indecency with a child after a foreign exchange student, who was staying with the family informed his school principal that Hayim was abusing him. The student from Spain, who was 16 at the time, said Hayim began fondling him in his bedroom after the other boys went to sleep. Sherry Scott, the victim's attorney, said at that time, "The conduct is gut-wrenching. It is worse than what we even imagined, there are so many feelings and emotions that it's hard. The student said he did it because he felt like if he did not, he would not get to finish the year and he would lose one year of school if sent back." However, Hayim was released on a $75K bond and the case is still pending.

Talking about the present case, Harris County prosecutor Janna Oswald said the boys remained locked in a room for most of the day. He would let them out at around 4 pm and force them to perform sex acts. If they refused, Hayim would pepper spray them.

'He loves his children'

Talking about the adopted sons, Hayim's mother Corina Lujan, 71, said, "I asked him why he wants to adopt so many kids, and he told me, mom, I want to help kids that nobody wanted." She said she's spoken to him a few times in jail. She said, "I'm hard of hearing and he can't speak too loud because of his medical issues." "He's not in very good health. Hayim told me, 'Don't worry. Everything is going to be OK. I didn't do anything." She added, "My son is innocent of the charges against him. He loves his children. He would never hurt them in any way. They were for the most part a big happy family who got along. This is all a big bad dream, I'm still in shock by it all."

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