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Former Jerusalem District Commander, Nissan 'Niso' Shaham, at the district court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018. (Flash90)
August 18, 2022, 2:27 pm
Ex-top cop in sex crimes case set to walk free after court overrules appeal
Court rejects prosecution appeal against granting parole to Nissan Shaham after less than six months of his 10-month sentence
By ToI Staff
Convicted sex offender Alon Kastiel seen after his release from Hermon Prison in the northern Israel, July 18, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 6:40 pm
Serial sex offender Alon Kastiel released from prison after court rejects appeal
Nightclub owner leaves jail seven months early on condition he stays out of Tel Aviv area; victim slams ‘cruel’ decision by court siding with parole board
By ToI Staff
Alon Kastiel at the Tel Aviv District court on July 23, 2018. (Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 12:35 pm
Serial sex offender nightclub owner to be released from prison early, court rules
Hearing rejects state’s appeal against parole board decision to free Alon Kastiel, seven months before end of four-year sentence; victim slams ‘cruel’ decision
By ToI Staff
Former Jerusalem District Commander, Niso Shaham, wearing a mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seen in the Tel Aviv District Court for a hearing, July 14, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 14, 2022, 2:37 pm
Ex-top cop jailed for sex crimes is granted parole after 4 months behind bars
Prison board cuts short Nissan Shaham’s 10-month sentence, despite objections from prosecutors, Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority; rights group calls move ‘scandalous’
By ToI Staff
Real estate promoter and Tel Aviv nightlife figure Alon Kastiel arrives at the Hermon Prison in the northern part of Israel to begin serving his sentence for sex offenses, August 26, 2018. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
July 6, 2022, 12:53 pm
State appeals release of sex offender nightclub owner: ‘Significant risk to victims’
Prosecutors say decision to free Alon Kastiel ‘drastically deviates from bounds of reasonableness’; he was convicted of assaulting 4 women, many more filed police complaints
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Real estate promoter and Tel Aviv nightlife figure Alon Kastiel arrives at the Hermon Prison in the northern part of Israel to begin serving his sentence for sex offenses, August 26, 2018. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
June 27, 2022, 10:56 pm
Rapist nightclub owner paroled on condition he stay out of Tel Aviv
Panel rules victims’ fears of running into their attacker, Alon Kastiel, should not be the deciding factor in his early release
By Judah Ari Gross
Alon Kastiel at the Tel Aviv District court on July 23, 2018. (Flash90)
May 19, 2022, 11:23 am
State prosecutors to appeal early release for serial sex offender Alon Kastiel
Officials expected to petition against controversial parole early next week
By ToI Staff
Real estate promoter and Tel Aviv nightlife figure Alon Kastiel arrives at the Hermon Prison in the northern part of Israel to begin serving his sentence for sex offenses, August 26, 2018. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
May 17, 2022, 3:15 pm
Victims outraged as Tel Aviv serial sex offender gets early release from jail
As parole board decides to free Alon Kastiel months before end of a term already seen by many as insufficient for his crimes, women he assaulted fear he’s still a danger
By ToI Staff
Actor Moshe Ivgy seen after his release from Hermon Prison in northern Israel, March 14, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 14, 2022, 11:02 am
Actor Moshe Ivgy released early after 5 months behind bars
Prominent TV and movie star was originally sentenced to 11 months in jail after being convicted of five counts of indecent acts and sexual harassment
By ToI Staff
Israeli actor Moshe Ivgy arrives to serve his sentence at the Hermon Prison in the northern Israel, September 29, 2021. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
March 7, 2022, 3:03 pm
Prosecution okays early release of actor Ivgy, convicted of indecent assault
Na’amat women’s rights group slams State Prosecution for not objecting to move, says it sends wrong message to offenders and victims, reduces deterrent threat of prison time
By ToI Staff
In this image provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sirhan Sirhan arrives for a parole hearing on Friday, August 27, 2021, in San Diego. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
December 28, 2021, 10:59 pm
California governor mulls parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Gavin Newsom faces January deadline to decide whether to free Palestinian Christian who murdered Democratic presidential contender in 1968, allegedly for supporting Israel
By Don Thompson
Former Massachusetts US Rep. Joseph Kennedy II speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, in Boston, August 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
August 30, 2021, 11:21 pm
RFK’s eldest son urges authorities to keep father’s assassin in prison
After parole board recommends release for Sirhan Sirhan, Joseph P. Kennedy II writes that others who oppose Israel and endorse violence will cheer his freeing
By AP
In this image provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sirhan Sirhan arrives for a parole hearing Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in San Diego. Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
August 28, 2021, 8:24 pm
Six of Robert Kennedy’s kids condemn decision to parole assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Most of RFK’s living children call to reverse recommendation to free Sirhan, a Palestinian Christian who killed RFK alledgedly due to the senator’s support for Israel
By ToI Staff and AP
In this image provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sirhan Sirhan arrives for a parole hearing on Friday, August 27, 2021, in San Diego. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
August 28, 2021, 1:02 am
California parole board votes to free Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan, a Palestinian Christian angry at RFK for Israel support, weeps during hearing when asked about Middle East conflict, commits to ‘peace and non-violence’
By JULIE WATSON and brian melley
Jonathan Pollard, left, arrives at a federal courthouse in New York with his wife, Esther, to check in at a probation office just hours after he was released from prison, November 20, 2015. (Ilana Gold/WCBS-TV via AP Images/via JTA)
November 6, 2019, 9:46 pm
Orthodox groups ask Trump to end Pollard’s parole so he can care for ailing wife
Esther Pollard suffers from advanced metastatic cancer, leading to calls for Trump to show ‘mercy’ to released spy-for-Israel
By Marcy Oster
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