ISRAEL
YNet News
Aviel Magnezi
Published: 08.07.13
The Jerusalem Magistrates’ Court convicted prominent Religious Zionism leader Rabbi Moti Elon of sexually assaulting a minor on Wednesday. He was found guilty of performing indecent acts against a minor.
The Israeli Institute for behavioral Risk Assessment has been asked to give an opinion on the threat posed by Elon ahead of sentencing.
Asked how he felt about the conviction the rabbi chose to recite a verse of Psalms.
Upon leaving the court, Elon said, “Anything brought down on us by God Almighty we accept with pleasure and kindness.”
Elon was indicted in late 2011 for offenses perpetrated in 2005. The prosecution claimed he abused his position as an educator and molested two teenagers on various occasions in 2003 and 2005.
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