Professor Menachem Alkalai, a senior gynecologist, was convicted of rape and sodomy by fraud of nine patients, presenting the acts as part of a medical examination, according to the court ruling.
The conviction of Professor Menachem Alkalai, a prominent gynecologist, on charges of rape and sodomy by fraud against nine patients marks a major legal conclusion. The court found that Alkalai deceived the women by presenting the sexual assaults as routine medical procedures during gynecological exams. Alkalai was a well-known figure in Israeli medicine, and the case has drawn significant public attention to the abuse of trust in the physician-patient relationship. Sentencing is pending.
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