New York City police arrested Matthew Karelefsky, 41, of McKeesport, PA, on June 15 and charged him with two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson. He is accused of setting fire to Rabbi Jonathan Max’s multifamily home in Midwood early Thursday morning, June 13, a blaze that hospitalized at least 13 people, according to The New York Times.

On social media and other websites, Mr. Karelefsky accused Rabbi Max of abusing him when he was a child. On his forearm, he had a tattoo that read, “Never let go of the HATRED — KILL Rabbi Max.

Rabbi Max denied the accusation. “I didn’t know him as a child,” the rabbi said. “I met him as an adult with children.”

The fire on Thursday broke out around 4 a.m. at the rabbi’s house, injuring at least 13 people, including three firefighters. It took more than three hours to get the blaze under control, a spokesman said.