NEW YORK (JTA) — A Hasidic Jew charged in the brutal beating of a gay black man will have a bench trial, rather than a jury one.

Mayer Herskovic, one of five Hasidic men indicted in 2014 in the December 2013 beating that left Taj Patterson blind in one eye, will face Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, the New York Post reported Thursday.

Herskovic had initially been slated for a jury trial, but opted for the bench trial just before the jury selection process began.

Of the four other alleged assailants, two had charges dropped against them and two others — Pinchas Braver and Abraham Winkler — pleaded guilty to downgraded charges earlier this month. Braver and Winkler each must pay Patterson $1,400 in restitution and perform 150 hours of community service in a “culturally diverse” neighborhood.

Patterson in June sued the New York Police Department and New York City in federal court, claiming they improperly favored the Orthodox security patrol to which some of the five alleged assailants belonged and, at the security patrol’s request,prematurely closed the investigation of the assault.

Braver and Winkler pleaded guilty to the downgraded charge of unlawful imprisonment in exchange for three year’s probation and $1,400 restitution.

Several police officers are currently facing charges of accepting bribes from Orthodox Jewish businessmen with ties to the security patrol.

According to the Post, Herskovic, if convicted, could face a 25-year prison sentence. He is being tried for gang assault as a hate crime.

Herskovic’s attorney did not return the Post’s repeated request for comment.

The trial is scheduled to begin Monday.