Prosecutors Drop Planned Rape Count in Tel Aviv Changing-Room Voyeurism Case

Police and prosecutors will not include the rape allegation in the expected indictment against Gur Levi, 25, who is accused of secretly filming women in intimate situations, including an influencer in a changing room at TLV Mall in Tel Aviv. The shift became public on Monday during a hearing at Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, where the state filed a prosecutorial statement on three filming and privacy invasion cases.

The case began earlier this month, when influencer Shir Weiss said she noticed a mobile phone raised above a changing room partition while she was undressed in a TLV Mall store. She said she confronted Levi, who denied it and left before security arrived. After she filed a police complaint, investigators reviewed security footage. Once police published Levi’s photo, more young women came forward identifying him, and a separate rape complaint was also filed.

During the hearing, the police representative confirmed that the prosecution statement covers only three investigations and that the rape case was not included. Judge Ravit Pleg Bar-Dayan said the state intends to file an indictment and seek Levi’s detention until the end of proceedings, but after reviewing the evidence and the grounds for arrest, she ordered his remand extended by three days.

Levi’s lawyer, Shir Aharonson, argued there was no reason to keep him in custody, saying, “The most serious offense that was under investigation no longer exists and will not be part of the indictment.” She said the remaining allegations do not justify continued detention and can be addressed through an alternative release arrangement. She also noted that Levi has no criminal record, cooperated with investigators, and turned himself in once he learned of the probe. The defense also challenged the rape allegation, saying Levi claimed the encounter was consensual and that there is no objective evidence of a drug-facilitated assault.