[Avodah] Recent N.Y. Times Article

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 01:55:37PM -0400, cantorwolberg at cox.net wrote:
: So the question is: What punishment does the Torah prescribe for
: child molestation?

AFAIK, there is no halachic category of child molestation.
It is deemed another case of causing mental and physical pain to
another, without having special laws about it being abuse in particular.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha