Following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) has announced that it had expelled Rabbi Mordecai Tendler. Tendler had “engaged in conduct inappropriate for an Orthodox rabbi” and refused to cooperate with the committee investigating the claims, the RCA said in a statement. Hank Sheinkopf, Tendler’s spokesman, told the "Jewish Telegraphic Agency" that the RCA procedure leading to Tendler’s expulsion was “reminiscent of the Salem Witch trials”, referring to fraudulent trials in colonial America. He complained that Tendler was not permitted to confront his accusers and that information on the case was leaked to the media. The charges against Tendler include claims that over the last few years he engaged in sexual affairs with several women, among them women who had come to him for rabbinic counseling.