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"Photograph yourself naked - or your videos will be published": 3 years in prison for trying to blackmail a female soldier

Sergeant Eliran Shilian documented a female soldier in the shower, and demanded that she send him videos in which she performs sexual acts. In addition to imprisonment, the court sentenced him to ten thousand shekels in compensation and demoted him to the rank of private. Great emotion, full of anxiety "

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Yoav Itiel

Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 23:21 Updated: 23:54

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The Navy's military court today (Tuesday) sentenced Major Eliran Shilian to three years in prison for trying to sexually blackmail one of the female soldiers at the base using her videos, which were secretly filmed. Shilian, 31, married and a father of three, served in the IDF For about 13 years, and in his last position he was in charge of computing at the naval base in Ashdod. In addition to the actual imprisonment and demotion, he was sentenced to probation as well as compensation of ten thousand shekels to the female soldier he hit. The composition of the tribunal stated that the female soldier would be able to exhaust the full compensation in a civil proceeding.

Judge Col. Tali Fried, Vice President Justice Lt. Col. Meir Vigisser and Justice Major Hadas Harel convicted Shilian of extortion, attempted rape, dismissal of interrogation and misconduct. His 13-year military career ends in jail and demotion to the rank of private.

The incidents for which he was convicted took place last year.

On the evening of Sunday, April 26, 2020, Shilian tucked a brown envelope under the door of the office of Soldier A., ​​who served in the Labor Squadron building at the base.

The envelope contained two letters and a disk, which he had prepared in advance.

The first letter states that a video has been prepared for her, in which she is asked to watch alone.

The disc contained a 4-minute video in which she was seen showering in the base showers.

Blackmail and attempted rape.

Naval Military Court (Photo: Yoav Itiel)

The second letter, the "extortion letter," was allegedly written on behalf of "Staff," in which it was stated that he had been following her for two years and in his possession videos and photos of her naked, taken at her home and other places. The letter presented her with three options. The first, sending a video in which her upper body is photographed, in which she confirms in her voice to make use of the blackmail video and the additional materials in their possession. In return, the team will undertake to keep all materials for personal use only.

The second option offered in the letter is for A. to photograph herself in full nudity, perform sexual acts herself and say things intended for the team members while filming. The letter set out requirements regarding the manner in which the task was to be carried out and in return, it was written, the team would delete the extortion video and all the materials in its possession. The third possibility, according to the letter, is that if A. reports the case to any external party, the videos and photos will be distributed.

A. was required to send the videos to a dedicated email address consisting of her full name followed by the characters you4. Upon reading the extortion letter, she was very frightened, went into the contents of the disc to find that she was indeed documented naked, in a video taken without her knowledge. , And already that day a complaint was filed with the MPC, which opened an investigation.

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A. remains injured to this day, and testifies that the events caused changes in her life. She describes that prior to the incident she was stable and confident, and that since then she has experienced "a tremendous emotional load, saturated with anxiety." Her daily routine has become suspicious and full of fears, seemingly routine background noises have become disturbing and threatening for her, every camera aimed at her undermines her, the nights are full of nightmares and the fear is paralyzing, until she has to call her parents to calm her down. She faces constant fears and unrest and pays personal and social prices, especially among the circle of friends from the military service that surrounds her. She's afraid that more people have watched the video.

The commander of the Ashdod base, Col. Amir Gutman, testified at a trial held yesterday and described the "explosion of the affair," which he said "required constant engagement in extinguishing the flames." He noted that as the trial progressed and many witnesses were summoned to the hearings, additional "waves" arose that required treatment, and that the main confrontation was with feelings of distrust and insecurity created in the unit, especially around female soldiers' concerns at the base. And they aimed to lower the flames and restore trust and a sense of security. "

Eliran Shillian was charged with, among other things, lack of cooperation throughout the investigation, and the judges testified that his behavior was "manipulative."

Throughout the interrogation he continued to plead guilty to the charges against him.

The composition of the military tribunal noted that if Shilian allowed access to his email account and deleted the videos, the move would reflect responsibility, remorse and an effort to correct the consequences of his actions - which may be credited to him.

However, he refused to allow access to the email account and to delete the videos.

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