ISRAEL
Arutz Sheva
By Shlomo Pitrikovksky
First Publish: 7/7/2015
The Nazareth District Court rejected Tuesday an appeal by a well-known rabbi from northern Israel facing sexual abuse allegations, after the Magistrates’ Court decided to allow his name to be published.
Following the appeal, however, the rabbi’s identity will not be revealed until Wednesday at 4:00 pm, in order to allow the rabbi’s defense attorney to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
The defense argued that the rabbi has no criminal record, and that publication of his name may cause irreversible damage.
On the other hand, the prosecution argued that the law states that a suspect’s name is to be published within 48 hours of an investigation opening, and that revealing of the name is necessary to collect witnesses and further the investigation.
The judge noted in the decision that the evidence against the rabbi is heavy.
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