Mia Schem, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and released after 54 days in captivity, says that she filed a police complaint back in March against a well-known personal trainer.
The case had been reported on previously, but most details, including the identities of the parties, were placed under a gag order.
Schem tells Channel 12 that she decided to go public with the rape complaint against the personal trainer after realizing that she is “not the one who has to hide” from it.
In the police complaint filed in late March, Schem alleged that the personal trainer had drugged and raped her in her own home.
A friend found her there, hours later, without any clear memory of what had occurred.
While the personal trainer has maintained his innocence, Channel 12 says that inconsistencies have been found in his version of events.
Last month, Ynet reported that he was caught lying during a polygraph test on several occasions, including in response to a question about sexual assault.
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