Despite the sexual harassment complaints filed with the police by the children's star Ofek Cohen and two of his backup dancers - the suspect in the acts, B., was hired at a production company that deals, among other things, with children's shows.
B., a personal manager and a man who closes shows for first-class artists, was recently fired from two leading offices for representing artists and productions, after articles published in Israel Hayom's "Shishab" supplement.
The complainant Ofek Cohen, photo: Kafir Ziv
The case is now at the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, which is still examining the evidence and has not yet decided whether to file charges in the case.
Cohen and the two dancers claimed to the police that B allegedly offered them to have sex with him in exchange for advancing their careers, and also sent them pornographic messages.
In one of them, which was sent to Ofek last March, B wrote: "Listen, my love, if you weren't in a relationship - there isn't a day that there wasn't an orgy here."
One of the dancers, who was about 17 and a half years old at the time, claimed to the police that he had slept with B following his promise to include him in Static and Ben-El's and Sharit Hadad's team of dancers.
"Once again he is near young dancers, many of whom are looking to succeed and team up with well-known artists," says Cohen.
"It saddens me and the other complainants to see B employed in such a sensitive field. He takes advantage of the fact that we are moral and do not publish his name, because he is married to a woman and the father of children. Despite the Mi-To movement, there are still people who employ a man suspected of sexual offenses."
The system is running lazily
Attorney Orit Hayon and Din Kochavi from her office, who represent Ofek and the dancers: "It is a shame and disgrace that in the world of entertainment, in the field of children, they continue to employ someone suspected of criminal offenses of sexually assaulting a minor, among other things.
The law enforcement system in the country is acting lazily, neglecting the safety and security of our children."
Attorney Orit Hayon,
On B's behalf, attorneys Avi Himi and Moshe Weiss: "The police investigation ended a long time ago, and so far there is no indictment against my client, and he is not subject to any restrictive conditions.
The persecution and surveillance of him are out of place, and constitute an invalid attempt to harm my client, who maintains his innocence.
Let the law enforcement authorities carry out their work faithfully, without extraneous pressures and considerations.
Let my client live his life."
The director of the production company said in response to the "Israel Hayom" article: "Is there a verdict against him? Are you both the judge and the executioner? You brat. Who are you, that you think you're running this country? You and Ofek - don't you dare call me."
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