09.08.2013                      03.Elul.5773

Innenpolitik:

Calls to rape hotlines up after Rabbi Elon conviction

Crisis center head: Ruling of “immense importance in breaking silence surrounding… sexual assault in the religious community”.

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel reported a significant increase Thursday in the number of calls to its hotlines for religious men and women, following the Wednesday conviction of Rabbi Mordechai Elon for indecent assault by force against a minor….