\r\n\tA verdict in the case of Israeli rabbi Mordechai Elon, charged with five counts of indecent assault and indecent assault by force against two minors, is due Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tThe allegations surrounding Elon have created a storm in the national-religious world in which the rabbi was a leading light until accusations of sexual impropriety against him.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tThe two main witnesses in the case, alleged victims known as Aleph and Bet, claim separately that Elon touched, kissed and stroked them in an inappropriate manner in private meetings.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tThe incidents in question date back to 2003 and 2005.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tElon, a former dean of the touted Yeshivat HaKotel institution, strenuously denies the allegations.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2013-08-07 12:16:14","content_date_finish":"2013-08-07 12:16:14","content_date_register":"2013-08-07 12:16:14","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"120493","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"3735330896","attach_date_register":"2013-08-07 12:16:21","attach_id":"112962","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"122","attach_img_height":"77","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"306","visit_date_last":"2025-05-09 08:23:27","attach_title":"Israeli Rabbi on trial for sexual abuse","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]