Wizdom
03-11-11, 19:39
The al-Quds (Jerusalem) Magistrate's Court filed the indictment on Wednesday, accusing Rabbi Mordechai (Moti) Elon of assaulting one of his students and another youth in 2003 and 2005, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on its website.
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The offenses took place when Elon headed Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City.
In January 2003, a student and an admirer of Elon, was invited by the rabbi for a private talk after the 17-year-old lost a close friend. The student was then molested by Elon.
The teen was later enticed the youth to spend a night at his house, Elon pursued his sexual advancements for about 15 minutes, after which the rabbi left the student alone to sleep.
Another case of a similar harassment occurred during a private consultation session with the same victim.
Elon's second charge involves another 17-year-old, who was not a student of his, but came to consult him about a personal problem in 2005. The two met in the al-Quds offices of an organization called Mibereshit, which Elon headed at the time.
The teenager underwent another ordeal after he attended a lecture at Hakotel, not knowing that Elon headed the yeshiva. After the lecture, the rabbi went over to the boy asked him to accompany him to the study hall, where he was once again assaulted.
At a pre-indictment hearing, Elon flatly denied any sexual offenses, and his lawyer claimed that the students had misinterpreted 'innocent gestures of affection from a teacher'.
The indictment is one of the most embarrassing revelations since the launch of probe in February 2010, in response to earlier reports by a religious forum called Takana, mandated to deal with allegations of sexual harassment in the religious Zionist community.
MRS/JR
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The offenses took place when Elon headed Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City.
In January 2003, a student and an admirer of Elon, was invited by the rabbi for a private talk after the 17-year-old lost a close friend. The student was then molested by Elon.
The teen was later enticed the youth to spend a night at his house, Elon pursued his sexual advancements for about 15 minutes, after which the rabbi left the student alone to sleep.
Another case of a similar harassment occurred during a private consultation session with the same victim.
Elon's second charge involves another 17-year-old, who was not a student of his, but came to consult him about a personal problem in 2005. The two met in the al-Quds offices of an organization called Mibereshit, which Elon headed at the time.
The teenager underwent another ordeal after he attended a lecture at Hakotel, not knowing that Elon headed the yeshiva. After the lecture, the rabbi went over to the boy asked him to accompany him to the study hall, where he was once again assaulted.
At a pre-indictment hearing, Elon flatly denied any sexual offenses, and his lawyer claimed that the students had misinterpreted 'innocent gestures of affection from a teacher'.
The indictment is one of the most embarrassing revelations since the launch of probe in February 2010, in response to earlier reports by a religious forum called Takana, mandated to deal with allegations of sexual harassment in the religious Zionist community.
MRS/JR