Eyal Golan to Perform for Police Amid Sex Crime Investigation
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Israeli singer Eyal Golan, who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, is scheduled to perform in a new show that is being marketed to police officers. Golan's attorney claims the allegations are part of a blackmail attempt. However, an organization for victims of sexual assault called the decision "disgraceful" and urged the police to cancel the performance, stating it is an insult to victims.
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- Eyal Golan, under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, is set to perform in a show marketed to Israeli police officers.
- Golan's attorney claims the allegations are a blackmail attempt and presented text messages as evidence.
- An organization for victims of sexual assault called the decision to have Golan perform for police "disgraceful."
- The organization stated the performance is a "slap in the face" to victims of sexual violence.
- The show, titled "Hysteria," also features singers Eden Ben Zaken and others, starting November 26.
Israeli singer Eyal Golan, currently under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct from nearly a decade ago, is scheduled to perform in a new show titled "Hysteria" alongside other artists including Eden Ben Zaken, Agam Buhbut, Dudu Aharon, Nadav Hanchis, Rinat Bar, and Eden Hasson. The shows are set to take place in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv starting November 26.
Reports emerged Tuesday that the "Hysteria" show is being marketed to police officers through the "Police Funds," a program for officers. This comes as Golan is being investigated for a complaint filed in May concerning an alleged indecent act from approximately nine years ago, which is past the statute of limitations. The prosecution recently requested additional investigation into the matter after the case had been closed, with Golan undergoing further questioning in recent weeks.
Golan's attorney, Tal Gabai, stated that the complainant sent Golan a message after the alleged encounter saying "You are number one," which he believes indicates no actual incident occurred. Gabai suggested the situation is a "blackmail attempt" by a "serial con man" named Avi Larar, and presented text messages from Golan to the complainant inviting them to visit, which he argued do not sound like a victim of sexual assault but rather a "fictitious complaint for blackmail."
Orit Sociliano, CEO of the Union of Assistance Centers for Victims of Sexual Assault, condemned the decision to have Golan perform for police. "The fact that the Police Funds chose, out of all the excellent singers in Israel, to invite Eyal Golan, the hero of the 'Fotmobil' affair, to perform for Israel's police officers, is simply disgraceful," she stated. Sociliano criticized the choice of a singer "tainted by immense stigma for disgraceful, degrading, and abusive behavior" and questioned how victims of sexual violence would feel comfortable reporting to a police force attending Golan's performance, urging the Police Funds and the Israel Police to cancel the show as it is a "ringing slap in the face to victims of sexual violence."
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