Indictment filed against suspects in gang rape of 16-year-old

• Date: 30 March 2021
• Published date: 30 March 2021
• Author: ALON HOCHMON/MAARIV
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The indictment was filed at the end of an investigation by a special team set up by the police in Karmiel. The defendants are Rashad Nasser (27), Muhammad Nasser (23), Tamer Nasser (32) and Udi Nasser (27) from the village of Rameh, and Maher Badran, 23, from Bi'ina.

The indictment, filed by prosecutor Ilana Ficus-Roitblatt, attributes to defendants Rashad, Muhammad, Tamer and Maher a series of serious sexual offenses committed against the minor. The defendant Udi is charged with serious sexual offenses against the same minor, which were committed shortly afterward.

As a result of the violent actions of the five defendants, the minor suffered serious injuries and required medical treatment. Rashad is also charged with possession of drugs for personal consumption.

Earlier this month, police arrested two suspects following a complaint filed on suspicion of rape and sexual offenses against a minor. The investigation team appointed investigators and child investigators, with the aim of reaching the truth as quickly as possible while protecting the victim.

It became clear to investigators from initial details about the incident that the minor was taken from her home by a suspect in his vehicle to the village area near Karmiel...