 In October 2012, a blog post appeared on the blog If You Tickle Us which suggested that Chaim Halpern, rabbi of a UOHC synagogue, and a member of the UOHC rabbinate was accused of inappropriate sexual conduct.It later became clear that the accusation was of sexual impropriety with around thirty women that came to him for counselling.A group of London rabbis and religious judges issued a statement stating that the rabbi was "not fit and proper to act in any rabbinic capacity", a decision reached after "extensive investigations, including interviews with alleged victims", and the rabbi was forced to resign from all public positions including his position on the Beth Din.