A
man was sentenced to four years in prison for raping his younger
brother. The boy was between the ages of 6 to 10 years-old at the time
of the sexual assaults. The abuse of the younger brother back in 1984. The perpetrator became a police officer in 1989, which was during the time he was still abusing his brother.
Defense attorney Ofer Bartal argued that, apart from the crimes in question, the defendant had exhibited normative behavior, is a father of four, served in the Israel Defense Forces and was a serving policeman for 13 years.
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The Tel Aviv District Court yesterday sentenced a man to four years in
jail for raping and sodomizing his younger brother. The defendant, who
is 11 years older than his brother, committed the acts over a four-year
period, when the younger sibling was aged between 6 and 10.
The defendant began committing the crimes in 1984, sometimes as often as four times a week. According to the prosecution, the defendant forcibly raped his younger brother, despite the latter's protestations. Some of the acts with which he was charged are now covered by the statute of limitations.
The defendant was convicted as part of a plea-bargain deal with the prosecution, and the punishment imposed was the maximum that the court could hand out within the framework of the deal. The defendant was also ordered to pay compensation of NIS 20,000, and was handed an 18-month suspended sentence.
While arguing over the sentencing, prosecuting attorney Iris Ramati claimed that the victim not only agreed to the plea bargain, but encouraged it, in order to avoid having to testify against his brother in court.
The defendant joined the police, as a patrolman, in 1988, only to retire from the force 13 years later after he was involved in a traffic accident. His crimes only came to light after he had retired from the force.
In handing out the punishment, the presiding judges stated that the victim, who is now 25, has tried to commit suicide in the past and, as a result of the pain and humiliation he feels, is a regular drug user. The court also wrote that the victim finds it very difficult to enter into long-term relationships, and that he has spoken of his inability to trust others.
Commenting on the circumstances surrounding the crimes, the court wrote that the defendant turned his younger brother into "a sex slave" from the age of six, causing him severe emotional damage, some of which is irreversible.
Defense attorney Ofer Bartal argued that, apart from the crimes in question, the defendant had exhibited normative behavior, is a father of four, served in the Israel Defense Forces and was a serving policeman for 13 years.
The judges ruled however that, despite the leniency of the plea bargain, it should be adopted in this case.
The defendant began committing the crimes in 1984, sometimes as often as four times a week. According to the prosecution, the defendant forcibly raped his younger brother, despite the latter's protestations. Some of the acts with which he was charged are now covered by the statute of limitations.
The defendant was convicted as part of a plea-bargain deal with the prosecution, and the punishment imposed was the maximum that the court could hand out within the framework of the deal. The defendant was also ordered to pay compensation of NIS 20,000, and was handed an 18-month suspended sentence.
While arguing over the sentencing, prosecuting attorney Iris Ramati claimed that the victim not only agreed to the plea bargain, but encouraged it, in order to avoid having to testify against his brother in court.
The defendant joined the police, as a patrolman, in 1988, only to retire from the force 13 years later after he was involved in a traffic accident. His crimes only came to light after he had retired from the force.
In handing out the punishment, the presiding judges stated that the victim, who is now 25, has tried to commit suicide in the past and, as a result of the pain and humiliation he feels, is a regular drug user. The court also wrote that the victim finds it very difficult to enter into long-term relationships, and that he has spoken of his inability to trust others.
Commenting on the circumstances surrounding the crimes, the court wrote that the defendant turned his younger brother into "a sex slave" from the age of six, causing him severe emotional damage, some of which is irreversible.
Defense attorney Ofer Bartal argued that, apart from the crimes in question, the defendant had exhibited normative behavior, is a father of four, served in the Israel Defense Forces and was a serving policeman for 13 years.
The judges ruled however that, despite the leniency of the plea bargain, it should be adopted in this case.
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