I am pretty familiar with that story and that is absolutely untrue, rather it is the narrative that they are trying to portray. He sees his youngest kids all the time and up until about 2 months ago saw his oldest as well. When he said in front of his oldest kid that he has a gun and would kill her mother if so and so, she refused to go back to him and they were granted a restraining order by the court that he cannot see her for 2 years. The kid testified in private to a judge that she was scared to go to him. I am not taking sides on any of this as all of it sounds like childish fighting in general to me, however, to have many people believe that she is holding back the kids etc. which is untrue is just sad.
I spoke with a close relative of Aaron’s and while I won’t take sides and obviously I only heard one half of the story and don’t want to divulge what I’ve heard privately suffice it to say
A) You are completely misrepresenting what happened
B) They are in the midst of a heated custody battle and have not settled things at all, calling him a “get refuser” is idiotic and shows that this movement is a total scam, as a get is not usually given before the proceedings are finished
C) AFAIK there are no Rabbanim in Lakewood who are against him and I’m aware of a choshuve Rosh Yeshiva and Dayan who are on his side and are guiding him
D) Until the current brouhaha she has never so much as requested a get..
E) A relative of his is crying herself to sleep nightly and jumps at any sound because of the abusive messages she is constantly receiving after being doxxed. She has close to no relationship with him at all.
This is the only case out there that I am familiar with
some details. If this is the standard “get refuser” case for which we are justifying cancel culture and mob rule, this movement is a disgusting perversion of justice and should be stopped immediately. “Get refusal is automatic abuse” is a false absolute being wielded here wrongfully like a weapon.
The “unnamed Rabbanim” who endorsed the Lakewood protest are highly suspicious, to say the least.