Rubashkin Hospitalized, Trial Resumes Friday

Defense attorneys Mark Weinhardt, left, and Montgomery Brown confer behind Sholom Rubashkin during Rubashkin's child labor trial at the Black Hawk County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in Waterloo, Iowa. Rubashkin, a former manager of Agriprocessors, a Kosher slaughterhouse, faces 83 child labor violation charges stemming from a May 2008 raid at the plant in which 389 illegal immigrants, including 31 children, were detained. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Christopher Gannon)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: May 17, 2010 at 10:34 AM CDT

Story Updated: May 17, 2010 at 5:44 PM CDT

WATERLOO (AP) - The trial for a former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse has been delayed because of health reasons and a Jewish holiday.

Sholom Rubashkin's attorneys say he remained hospitalized Monday with a skin infection and would be unavailable for court Tuesday. A judge last week granted Rubashkin's request to take Wednesday and Thursday off because of the Jewish holiday Shavuot.

The trial, in its second week, is to resume Friday.

Rubashkin is charged with 83 counts of state child labor law violations at the former Agriprocessors plant in Postville. He also is awaiting sentencing on federal financial fraud charges.

Rubashkin's wife, Leah, says he complained about a bite on his arm last week and was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday after his arm became swollen.

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