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Convicted sex offender sent home instead of to prison By Tomer Zarchin Tags: Rape, Prisons, Israel Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy on Tuesday ordered the prison term of a convicted sex offender delayed, because the court could not hear Moshe Gorelik's appeal before he would have served most of his sentence. Levy said he had decided to delay Gorelik's jail time because of the court's heavy caseload. Hearing Gorelik's appeal so late into his jail term would essentially render the matter moot. In March, the Tel Aviv District Court convicted Gorelik, 56, a Kung Fu instructor, of statutory rape, for having sex with a 17-year-old, and of performing indecent acts on a 14-year-old. Advertisement He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and an 18-month suspended sentence, and ordered to pay each victim NIS 15,000 in compensation. "This is a terrifying example of how the overloaded court situation has harmed the two victims," said Dr. Dana Pugach, the head of the Noga Center for Victims of Crime. "Suspects, and even convicted sex offenders such as Gorelik, are freed and often even free to flee the country without paying for their acts," she said. It is unreasonable for a convicted sex offender to continue life as usual, due to a shortage of judges and overloaded courts, until the Supreme Court sets a distant court date for an appeal, she said. The State Prosecutor's Office objected to the Gorelik's appeal. However, Levy did order the district court to increase significantly Gorelik's cash bond. Bookmark to del.icio.us   A U.S. warning The Indian government faces accusations of intelligence failures after the attacks. Mistaken Identity Peres' handshake with Egypt's Grand Sheik is raising a few eyebrows.   1.   Obviously not as dangerous as 14 year old girls 06:47  |  Ilan 02/07/08   2.   Age of consent is 16 07:32  |  Northern 02/07/08   3.   Yet Katsav is still on the loose 09:35  |  SJ 02/07/08   4.   He didn`t get long enough 09:49  |  Debbie 02/07/08   5.   Another Example of Israel`s Social, Ethical and Moral Demise 11:02  |  Lev Bronstein 02/07/08   6.   convict 02:05  |  ron 03/07/08   7.   Idea for all convicted pedophiles 14:51  |  Petra 03/12/08

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