From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Israel extradites British man who allegedly sexually assaulted his stepdaughter for years
Israel extradites a British man suspected of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter repeatedly when she was 12-13 years old, the Justice Ministry says in a statement.
The man allegedly entered his then-wife’s daughter’s room about once a week during 2004-2006 and sexually assaulted her in her bed, the ministry says.
The daughter told her mother about the assaults when she was 20. The 59-year-old was arrested and released on bail, but managed to flee to Israel and asked to become an Israeli citizen, according to the statement. He was arrested in November 2017 at Britain’s request.
Last April, the Jerusalem District Court ruled that the man can be extradited. His appeal has now been rejected and he was extradited last Thursday, the statement says.
