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He sexually assaulted his female patients: more than three years in prison for psychologist Yuval Karmi Israel today

2022-08-02T06:59:14.974Z


Karmi confessed and was convicted in January of indecent acts against two of his female patients • The indictment initially included a section of indecent act without consent, and after the plea agreement, the offense was changed to indecent in the framework of a mental therapist-patient relationship


The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court today (Tuesday) sentenced psychologist Yuval Karmi to 3 years and 3 months in prison for committing sexual offenses against female patients.

Psychologist Yuval Karmi confessed and was convicted of an indecent act between a mental health therapist and a patient, after an amendment was made to the indictment.

Earlier, the indictment included a section of an indecent act without consent, and after the plea agreement, the offense was changed to an indecent act within the framework of a mental therapist and patient relationship.

Karmi pleaded guilty and was convicted of the first charge related to another complainant concerning having sex within the framework of a therapist-patient relationship.

Demonstrators outside the hearing in the case of the psychologist Yuval Karmi // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

Karmi is a certified psychologist in his profession and a yoga teacher who received patients in the private clinic in the yard of his house.

According to the first charge, he treated a young female patient starting in 2017 after a sexual trauma she experienced, and when she was suffering, among other things, from post-trauma and dissociative dissociations.

In December 2020, the young woman came to a therapeutic meeting at the clinic, where the accused suggested she perform a "connecting chakras" exercise and she agreed.

During the exercise, while she was sitting on him and they were caressing each other, Karmi kissed her.

A day later, the young woman arrived at the clinic, where the defendant performed sexual acts on her while taking advantage of her mental dependence on him.

According to the second charge, during 2018, the defendant treated another young woman after she experienced a mental crisis.

In one of the meetings, the defendant instructed her to conduct a role-playing exercise, at one point the young woman began to cry and he hugged her, touched her and kissed her without her consent.

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Source: israelhayom

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