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Disgraced rabbi Mordechai “Moti” Elon will give up his rabbinic certification after a panel of High Court justices recommended he do so.
A petition to the High Court to force the convicted child sex offender to do so had been filed by three organizations: Kol v’Oz, The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel and Jewish Community Watch.
Rabbi Mordechai ‘Moti’ Elon seen in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court prior to his sentence hearing, on December 18, 2013. (David Vaaknin/Flash 90)
Last April, the Rabbinate disciplinary committee, which had threatened to strip Elon of his title, decided that he could keep it after he committed to not serve as a rabbi in any community role for a period of 10 years from the date of his conviction.
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Tell us something about yourself.
I’m a social worker and I deal mostly with violent abuse of women, and women in prostitution. I’m a doctoral student at Tel Aviv University, and I also define myself as a feminist and an activist who’s trying to help women who have been convicted of putting their abusive spouses to death.
You say “putting to death” rather than “murdering.”
Yes, and I use that phrase intentionally.
We’ll talk about that. How did you get to this group of women?
For my master’s thesis, I wanted to deal with violence against women. I discovered that there are hardly any studies about women who were been convicted of putting their partners to death. I approached the Israel Prison Service, the Israel Police, the Central Bureau of Statistics, but couldn’t get even the most basic information from them: how many women fit into that group in Israel. I started conducting my own study. I plowed through archives and databases, and learned that sin
Minister McEntee launches new Victims Charter website
website will provide information on rights and services available for victims of crime
dedicated section of website for victims of sexual crime
website launch marks the beginning of a wider campaign to raise awareness of the rights set out in the Victims of Crime Act 2017
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee today launched the redesigned Victims Charter website, at www.victimscharter.ie.
The website brings together all of the information a victim of crime might need to know about their rights and about what to expect from their engagement with the criminal justice system. It also provides details of all the different supports that are available both when engaging with the criminal justice system and more generally. It presents the information in an easily accessible and user-friendly way that will allow victims of crime to quickly and easily find the information they need.
Minister McEntee launches new Victims Charter website
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Minister McEntee launches new Victims Charter website
Website will provide information on rights and services available for victims of crime
Dedicated section of website for victims of sexual crime
Website launch marks the beginning of a wider campaign to raise awareness of the rights set out in the Victims of Crime Act 2017
The website brings together all of the information a victim of crime might need to know about their rights and about what to expect from their engagement with the criminal justice system. It also provides details of all the different supports that are available both when engaging with the criminal justice system and more generally. It presents the information in an easily accessible and user-friendly way that will allow victims of crime to quickly and easily find the information they need.
Wikwemikong chief of police charged with sexual assault
January 28, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Provincial police have charged a Manitoulin Island resident following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault.
Members of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch arrested 44-year-old Terry McCaffery from Manitowaning, according to a press release.
The Manitoulin Expositor identified McCaffery as the chief of police for the Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service.
This identification was not explicitly stated in the OPP press release.
Wikwemikong Police Service Staff Sgt. Greg Mishibinijima said he cannot confirm any information other than Terry McCaffery is the chief of police.
There will be a board meeting later Wednesday, he added, and more information will be available at that time.