Interior ministry official charged with sex crimes against employee

Population and Immigration Authority figure allegedly fondled and kissed woman in his office for 3 years

A senior official in the Population and Immigration Authority has been charged with committing sexual crimes against a senior employee in his office, Israel Radio reported.

According to the indictment filed on Tuesday, Aharon Barzani touched, kissed and caressed the woman for some three years, before she took a leave of absence and transferred to a different department to avoid the harassment. Barzani, who heads the administration for employers of foreign workers, has not been suspended from his position.

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