"Created a close relationship for the sake of their sexual exploitation": The circus director from Ashdod is accused of raping minors

The prosecution has filed an indictment against Bernard Hazan for committing sexual offenses against girls.

According to the charges, the 38-year-old took advantage of his position and professional status to perform indecent acts on the four complainants.

"Set them rules of conduct and outline a dress code, and be a significant and central figure in their lives"

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18/04/2022

Monday, 18 April 2022, 17:11 Updated: 17:47

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"He committed serious sexual offenses, including rape."

Bernard Hazan (Photo: Official website, from social networks)

The State Attorney's Office today (Monday) filed an indictment in the Beer Sheva District Court against the director of the "Dynamiko" circus, Bernard Hazan, 38, from Ashdod, for committing sexual offenses on minors.

According to the accusations, Hazan took advantage of his position and professional status in the eyes of four complainants aged 19-12, while taking care to create their close and dependent relationship with him, all for their sexual exploitation and committed serious sexual offenses including rape, sodomy and indecent acts.

The prosecution requested that the defendant be detained until the end of the legal proceedings against him.

Hazan conducted circus classes and rehearsals and organized the circus shows in Ashdod.

Furthermore, the indictment states that as part of his job, Hazan coached minors and young girls, set rules of conduct for them and outlined a dress code, and was a significant and central figure in the complainants' lives.

During the contact he made with the complainants, Hazan was a key and influential figure in the professional and personal field and they spent long hours with him and under his supervision.

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About two weeks ago, Hazan was arrested, and then it was stated in his court case that "he required the girls to come to training in busties and thongs only. In the investigation file. "

The investigation was opened after a young woman, who trained with Hazan a few years ago, filed a complaint against him with the Ashdod police.

According to her, he committed sexual offenses against her while taking advantage of his status and authority.

She also claimed to have been exposed to sexual offenses that the suspect also committed against other trainers.

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