Rabbi Moti Elon not appealing conviction of sexual assault on minor

ISRAEL
Jerusalem Post

By JEREMY SHARON
02/02/2014

Elon was formerly one of the most popular and influential leaders of the national-religious movement.

Rabbi Moti Elon who was last year convicted of sexual assault on a minor and sentenced to perform six months community service will not be appealing the the court decision it was announced on Sunday.

Elon was formerly one of the most popular and influential leaders of the national-religious movement but was charged and convicted on two counts of indecent assault by force against a minor in August 2013.

He was given a six month commuted sentence to be served in community service, as well as placed on three years probation and ordered to pay the complainant NIS 10,000.

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