Police arrest senior doctor for sexual assault, rape of patients

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 03 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The doctor is a 64-year-old gastroenterology professor, according to Haaretz.

The doctor, employed by a large hospital in central Israel and the owner of private practice, was arrested following an undercover investigation by police.

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Several patients, as well as family members of patients, claimed during the investigation that the doctor sexually assaulted them while presenting the assault as a procedure of diagnosis and medical treatment. He is also suspected of raping a minor under the age of 14.

A source at Israel Police told Walla the women assaulted were "discouraged from complaining to police as the physician is in a senior position at the hospital."

He is set to be brought on Monday in front of the Tel Aviv...