7-year jail term for former President Katsav, Israel’s Supreme Court upholds rape conviction

Israel’s Supreme Court upholds rape conviction, 7-year jail term for former President Katsav
Court says won’t intervene with Tel Aviv District Court’s decision to convict Katsav on two counts of rape, other sexual offenses; Katsav to enter prison on December 7.

By Tomer Zarchin
Tags: Katsav rape trial Israel Supreme Court Israel crime

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former President Moshe Katsav will go to prison for seven years over two counts of rape and other sexual offenses, rejecting his appeal of the conviction he was handed by the Tel Aviv District Court.
Grebulon reports from gitmonation falafel