A lawyer from the prosecutor's office on Micah Vatzili: "There is disgraceful exploitation, but there are no criminal charges"
Attorney Yehudit Leiva, who decided to close the case against Micah Vatzili, explained to News 12: "We must distinguish between the moral question and the law.
The girls told them they were 17 and a half years old.
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01/08/2022
Monday, August 01, 2022, 21:00 Updated: 21:39
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The correspondence between Dor Micah and Omer Azili (from Network 13)
Last week, the "footballers and minors" affair returned to the headlines, after the publications in "News 13" about the correspondence between Omer Atzili and Dor Micah, from which it is implied that the two knew that they were minors.
The correspondence caused great outrage among the Israeli public, and the question arose again as to why the prosecutor's office decided to close the case against the two footballers.
Attorney Yehudit Leyva from the Prosecutor's Office, an expert in sexual offenses, the lawyer who decided to close the sexual offenses for lack of guilt, was interviewed by "News 12" and explained why she made the decision, which was controversial among the public: "In this case a very difficult picture emerged, in which Two celebrities invite two minors to Micah's house solely to have sexual contact, there is a disgraceful exploitation here, of power differences, sexual exploitation.
This is a serious attack against women, contempt and humiliation.
"The correspondence verifies this version. In a consistent and systematic way. They repeat and identify themselves as 17 and a half years old" (Photo: Or Gefen)
"However, one must distinguish between a social moral question and legal matters. There is no dispute in this case in the basic elements. There is no dispute: they told the suspects that they were 17 and a half years old. This is what the suspects knew. In the correspondence, their version supports the suspects' version. Correspondence verifies this version . in a consistent and systematic way. They repeat and identify themselves as 17 and a half years old. They also claimed to friends and those around them that they were 17 and a half years old. From every angle I looked at the photo - the suspects 'knew' that they were 17 and a half years old."
Were they given a "discount"?
Did Atzili know that they were lying and "turning a blind eye"?
"These are partial correspondences, which only present his position, without their answers," she said, referring to the publications in "News 13", "the two suspects did not stop trying to find out. They inquired before the meeting, 'How old are you?', they inquired during the meeting, And after the meeting, when the topic became public... and the girls keep saying all the way that they are 17 and a half years old.
This is not turning a blind eye.
He suspects, and inquires, and this is the answer he receives."
Leiva also said: "We asked them why they lied about their age. They have childish behavior... They lied about their age to be close to celebrities. Here is the survivor. They were willing to give false information, to get close to celebrities. They were afraid that if they found out about their age The real one, the celebrities won't want to be with them."
Why was the case closed on the suspicion that the two doused the girls with alcohol in the absence of public interest?
According to her, "There is no dispute that there was alcohol in Micah's house. There is no dispute that they consumed alcohol. The offense of supplying alcohol to a minor? According to the suspects, they are 17 and a half years old, a gap of six months. When I take a gap of only six months, and when I take into account that they They were suspected of the main offense of causing a minor, and the serious offense was shelved - I thought that in the name of balance it was unfair to accuse them of this."
She also said: "I don't think I was wrong. We must be careful and make a separation between the law and the legal matter. There are countries in the world that have such a power gap with minors, this is a crime. But the legislator in Israel has spoken."
Did Micah and Atzili express remorse in the investigation?
"They did not express remorse, even when it was revealed to them that the girls were under the age of 16. They presented a victim position, they claimed that the minors ruined their lives. Following the exposure, the girls went through a smear campaign. The soccer players did not lift a finger to stop the abuse. A moral and social statement. They had an opportunity to express remorse, and they didn't take advantage of it.
"There is a disgraceful exploitation here.
I shelved the case in the legal dimension, due to lack of guilt, but I recommended that the prosecution state a moral and ethical position.
Some people thought differently from me in the prosecutor's office, so it was not reflected."
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"They did not express remorse, even when it was revealed to them that the girls were under the age of 16. They presented a victim position, they claimed that the minors ruined their lives" (Photo: Barney Ardov)
And what about drug use and the use of the word "powder"?
According to her, "As far as 'powder' is concerned - the advertisement was taken out of context. They gave an explanation. According to them, it is a powder they consume for health purposes... They gave a version that on the face of it made sense. When talking about drugs, a residue should be found, for the girls to talk about the presence of drugs . You can't blame intent on drug use."
She also said: "The publications that were made, which go back to the correspondence and give them a different interpretation - this is also an act that will not be done. They are being criminally charged without being criminally charged."
At the same time, a new initiative arose among Maccabi Haifa fans: a purple ribbon that will be distributed at the entrances to the game on Wednesday in the Champions League qualifiers, which seeks to make it clear that the team's fans are against harming women.
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