Man Sentenced to 17 Months for Attacking 12-Year-Old Outside Synagogue
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A man has been sentenced to 17 months in prison by a Tel Aviv court for assaulting a 12-year-old boy outside a Ramat Gan synagogue on March 27, 2024. The sentence also includes activating previous suspended sentences and a NIS 5,000 compensation payment. The court cited the severity of combining a breach of a supervision order with the assault on a minor. The victim's mother reported the child has suffered psychological distress since the attack.
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- A man received 17 months in prison for assaulting a 12-year-old boy outside a Ramat Gan synagogue.
- The assault occurred on March 27, 2024, during Friday night prayers.
- The defendant was also found guilty of violating a supervision order prohibiting contact with minors.
- The judge activated two previous suspended sentences against the man.
- The victim's family reported he suffers from nightmares and stuttering following the attack.
- The man must pay the child 5,000 shekels in compensation.
A Tel Aviv-Jaffa Magistrate's Court has sentenced a man to 17 months in prison for a "malicious assault" and violating a supervision order. The court found the man guilty based on his confession to attacking a minor and breaching a court order designed to protect the public from offenders. Judge Yaron Gat stated that the case involved a severe combination of violating the order and assaulting a minor, and also activated two previous suspended sentences against the defendant. In addition to the prison term, the man was ordered to pay the victim 5,000 shekels in compensation and received an eight-month suspended sentence.
The indictment detailed that the supervision order prohibited the man from contacting or being alone with minors. The incident occurred on March 27, 2024, outside a synagogue in Ramat Gan during Friday night prayers. According to the charges, the defendant spoke with several minors during the service. Afterward, he approached a 12-year-old boy he did not know, grabbed his hand forcefully, lifted him, and led him to an adjacent building's entrance path. When the boy tried to break free and kicked him, the defendant placed him on the ground, covered his mouth with one hand, grabbed his throat with the other, and wrapped his legs around the child's legs, holding him for about 30 seconds before releasing him. The boy's mother reported that since the event, her son has suffered from nightmares, stuttering, and a severe loss of his sense of security.
The court noted that the defendant's actions, captured on video, constituted a "blatant, stressful, and threatening assault carried out with force by an adult against a minor." The sentencing considered the defendant's heavy criminal record and repeated violations of supervision orders, as well as his early confession, which acknowledged responsibility and spared the child from testifying. Judge Gat emphasized that violating a supervision order is particularly serious, as it undermines public protection measures. The combination of violating the order and physically assaulting a minor made this case especially severe. The court highlighted that the defendant flagrantly violated the order by not only being with minors but also assaulting one, and that the incident's occurrence outside a synagogue, a place of supposed security, further aggravated the offense.
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