The Tel Aviv District Court convicted Professor Menachem Alkalai, a senior gynecologist, of ten counts of rape by fraud regarding the nature of the act, affecting nine female patients aged 23 to 66 at the time of the offenses. The panel of judges criticized the doctor's conduct and recommended that the Health Ministry review its policy on the presence of a chaperone during gynecological exams.
The Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday convicted Professor Menachem Alkalai, a senior gynecologist, of ten counts of rape by fraud regarding the nature of the act, covering offenses against nine female patients between the ages of 23 and 66. The judges — Yaron Levy, Ilan Tzur, and Tamar Snonit-Forer — stated that Alkalai exploited his position as a physician to carry out the acts while presenting them as part of a legitimate medical examination.
The court's ruling follows the earlier conviction on the same charges at approximately 09:56 Jerusalem time, as The Zioneer previously reported. The verdicts cover nine complainants; the youngest was 23 and the oldest 66 at the time of the offenses. In their ruling, the judges explicitly criticized Alkalai's conduct and sent a formal recommendation to the Ministry of Health to examine the policy regarding whether a chaperone should be present during gynecological examinations, noting that the current policy had allowed the offenses to go undetected for a prolonged period. Sentencing is expected to follow at a later date.
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