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Israel says former president will face rape charge
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 08, 2009 02:33pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 08, 2009 02:00pm |
| Description | JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav will be charged with raping a woman who once worked for him and other sex crimes against former female employees, the Justice Ministry said Sunday.
The charges stem from a series of complaints filed by four women who worked for Katsav when he was tourism minister in the 1990s and president earlier this decade. They have accused him of crimes including rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Katsav contends he is innocent and a victim of a political witch hunt. Nearly a year ago, he called off a plea bargain that would have allowed him to escape jail time.
Defense lawyer Tzion Amir told Israel TV that state prosecutors "don't have evidence or a case" and that his client would be "dramatically acquitted."
Katsav resigned in 2007, two weeks before his seven-year term expired, under a plea bargain that would have required him to admit to lesser charges of sexual misconduct, but in a dramatic reversal last April, he declared he would stand trial to clear his name. |
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