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Nazareth District Court judges on Monday sentenced Adel Haib, who was acquitted last month of raping an 11-year-old woman, but was convicted of violating a supervision order. His sentence began on the day of his arrest on July 82 last year, so his 25-month sentence ended and he was released today.
Hieb, 11, was under the supervision of the Israel Prison Service after being released from prison for raping a 43-year-old woman. The order was issued to him two and a half years ago, forbidding him to work in work that allows him to stay alone with women and any work that includes the possibility of entering homes and private domains.
Attorney Fathi Fukra, who represents Adal Haib, responded: "The Nazareth District Court acquitted the defendant of the offense of rape and this morning published his sentence regarding the offense of violating a supervision order for sex offenders. The court sentenced the defendant to 70 months of detention for the violation, from the date of his arrest on 11 July 25. This means that the defendant will be released from prison immediately. The initial publicity, which was hostile, hurt him and caused damage. The verdict was published half an hour after it was given in an erroneous manner, without bothering to read or review it and without knowing the conduct of the trial."
Adel Haib (Photo: IPS Spokesperson's Office)
The indictment states that in July last year, Hieb was staying at the home of the 82-year-old woman. As she was leaving her house, he approached her and struck up a conversation, during which he introduced himself as a renovationist, complimenting her on her appearance and saying that he loved women like her and that she sexually aroused him. She declined his offer of sex. Hieb then called the complainant on various occasions and tried to persuade her to meet him for sex, but the complainant did not accept his offers.
During one of the conversations, the complainant agreed that the defendant would come to her house to examine the possibility of a renovation she had planned to expand the passage door to the bathroom, in order to accommodate her disabled husband. Contrary to the provisions of the supervision order, Hieb came to the complainant's house for the renovation work. He made himself inspect the place of renovation and promised to return with a quote. He then approached the complainant in an attempt to persuade her to have sex with him, but she refused. According to the indictment, despite her refusal, he violently raped her while she begged him to stop. The woman required medical treatment at a hospital. Hieb argued that it was a consensual relationship. However, in its ruling, the panel of judges argued that the prosecution failed to prove that the elderly woman objected to his actions, and he was acquitted of the rape charge and convicted, as stated, of violating the supervision order only.
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The verdict stated: "The court ruled that the accuser failed to prove the main charge attributed to the defendant, which is, of course, his accusation of raping the complainant. The court's impression was that the complainant did not testify coherently and consistently, and evaded answering some of the questions, both in court and in police interrogations." It added that "although the defendant is the one who made sexually explicit proposals to the complainant and his behavior is inappropriate, from here until his accusation of brutal rape is a long and even very long distance."
The judges explained that in their decision they relied on visual documentation indicating that "the initial encounter between the complainant and the defendant was relaxed, on a city street, and at no point did it appear that the defendant rolled up his pants and exposed his penis, just as at no point did the complainant appear surprised, frightened or embarrassed contrary to what was claimed." and that the accused's version of the encounter at the complainant's home was not concealed. "He came for a sexual encounter and after prior coordination. They sat in the kitchen for a few minutes talking and then the complainant led him to her bedroom," it said.
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