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Ex-Israeli President Convicted of Rape

HeadlineDec 30, 2010

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been convicted of two counts of rape and faces at least eight years in prison. Katsav was convicted of twice raping an aide when he served as tourism minister and of molesting or sexually harassing two other women during his presidency. A member of the right-wing Likud party, Katsav was Israel’s first conservative president.

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