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Senior Border Police officer convicted of sexual assault of a civilian
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA high-ranking Border Police officer is convicted of sexual assault against a civilian, the Department of Internal Police Investigations announces.
Cdr. Yaron Dahan, who commands the force’s tactical brigade, is found guilty by the Beersheba Magistrate’s Court of groping a woman at a gym.
According to the prosecutor statement announcing the conviction, the officer pressed up against and touched the complainant while making “taunting remarks” without her consent.
Dahan’s defense attorney, Ofer Bartal, says his client intends to appeal the verdict in the Beersheba District Court, Channel 12 News reports.
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