The prosecutor's office decided today (Wednesday) to file an appeal against the decision to release Shay Avital and informed defense counsel
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This, after the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court yesterday ordered the release of model agent Shay Avital to house arrest with electronic handcuffs.
The attorney's office asked to delay the decision, and was given the opportunity to appeal the decision to the district court.
According to the indictment filed against the owner of the "Elite Model Israel" agency and influential in the modeling world, for years Avital used to approach young women and offer them work.
In 2019, 26-year-old AA worked as a bartender at a club in Tel Aviv, where she met Avital and maintained a friendly relationship with him. A few months later, during a party where she was working, Avital took her to a room there and performed indecent acts on her.
under house arrest.
Shay Avital with Taylor Malkov and Neta Alchemister (photographs have no relation to the article), photo: Or Gefen
Shay Avital on his way to Israel, photo: no credit
"Drive like the last of the criminals"
The indictment also described how in 2014 Avital met BB, who was 15 at the time, and maintained a professional relationship with her. During 2015, Avital invited her to ride at a horse farm. When they arrived at the scene, Avital offered BB a pink ball, according to him, of the MD type.
After taking it, the complainant felt hazy.
So Avital took advantage of her situation and committed obscene acts on her.
At the court hearing, Avital's defense attorneys requested that he be released to house arrest.
The attorneys argued that there is no reason to arrest him due to dangerousness, since these are two charges from events that happened a few years ago, and there is no evidence or information indicating a fear that Avital will escape.
The prosecutor's office opposed Avital's release.
The prosecutor, attorney Shiri Perel, stated that there is no electronic handcuffing to eliminate his dangerousness. According to her, Avital behaved like the last of the criminals, without fear of the law, and he is not a normative person as they try to portray him. She stated that Avital can leave the country in illegal ways, since there are He has financial ability.
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