ISRAEL
YNet News
Aviel Magnezi
Published: 02.02.14
Rabbi Moti Elon has decided not to appeal a Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruling according to which he is guilty of performing at least two indecent sexual acts on a minor.
According to the rabbi, he reached the decision not to appeal the conviction and six month community service sentence after conferring with his family which recommended he move forward and put the incident behind him.
Ynet contacted his lawyer Asher Ohayon who claimed that the rabbi’s decision was solely personal, and that at a legal level the rabbi stood a very good chance at winning his appeal.
“The long legal process has exacted a heavy toll on the family and in line with their wishes it was decided to put the incident behind them and return to normal live. Rabbis who were called in on the matter accepted the family’s wishes.”
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