Six of Hayim Cohen's adopted sons gave their victim impact statements Monday morning before he is sent to prison for 40 years.
In 2023, Cohen was taken into custody after one of his adopted sons made an outcry about sexual abuse on a podcast. At the time, the boy was 17 years old. The boys were removed from the home at the time.
The teen said he and his brothers were being sexually abused by their adoptive father and used the term "rape." He said Child Protective Services (CPS) had conducted eight investigations into the family, but nothing ever came of it.
Last week, Cohen pleaded guilty to four counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child and was given 40 years in prison for each count. He also pleaded guilty to indecency with a child and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The sentences will run concurrently, so he will spend 40 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The charges represent seven victims: six of his nine adopted sons and a foreign exchange student who lived at Cohen's home for a period of time and said he was sexually abused.
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