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Get email notification for articles from Netael Bandel Follow Apr. 19, 2021 5:37 PM A Krayot Magistrate’s Court judge reduced the amount of compensation awarded to a teacher in a civil suit for sexually harassment because the teacher had not reported prior incidents of harassment at her school. Judge Pnina Lockitch ruled that as a result of the woman’s “contributory” conduct, the 454,897 shekel ($139,000) judgment in the woman’s favor would be reduced by 10 percent. “Not providing information on the prior incidents against her significantly contributed to the occurrence of the incident” that was the subject of the lawsuit, Judge Lockitch ruled. But she added that the reduction in the judgment should not be interpreted as “to any extent granting legitimacy or disregarding the defendant’s behavior toward the plaintiff, which must be completely condemned.” ....