Police on Thursday staged a confrontation between the friend, who traveled to Eilat with the alleged victim, and the suspect, who was allegedly the first to rape the woman at the Red Sea Hotel, Hebrew media reported on Friday.
The alleged victim’s friend remained true to his version of the incident of the confrontation, and investigators discovered that his testimony was credible and a transparent description of the occasions of the night, Ynet’s online news page reported.
The witness stated that she and her friend had booked a room at another hotel in the seaside town on the night of the alleged incident, but that they had been invited to the Red Sea Hotel, where several of their friends were staying. her friend had been drinking too much alcohol there and had to feel bad.
“I took her to a friend’s room, which is like a brother to me whom I completely trust. She reacted slightly [at the time],” she said.
The witness testified that she then left her friend to buy snacks.
“When I came back to the room, I saw many other people. I saw other people coming in and out, I knocked on the door and no one answered me. I screamed and shouted his name, and there was no answer. ” Suddenly, a naked guy opened the door, ” he told the police, according to reports.
“I burst internally and saw my friend mendacity in bed, insensitive. I’d say almost unconscious. I felt like I didn’t notice what was going on around him. I promptly ran to ask for help,” he said.
The alleged victim’s friend said they left Eilat the next day.
“We don’t communicate [about what happened]. I think we were in shock, traumatized. It took us a while to get our strength back. We had to perceive exactly what had happened to us, or more exactly what had happened to us. anyone knew they had to file a complaint with the police, ” said the witness.
She added that her friend vaguely remembered the men coming in and out of the room, but she didn’t know exactly how many they were.
Sources close to the investigation told Ynet’s online news page that an initial investigation reported that as many as 30 men were concerned about the rape, most likely single.
The teen’s lawyer, Shani Moran, said Friday that her consumer was not in a position at the time of the alleged attack on the number of suspects involved.
“She didn’t see the men outside the room, she couldn’t get up,” Moran said. “I was asked about number 30, I had no expectation or requirement that the police succeed in a circular and exact number of 30 people. “
Channel 16 reported that the 16-year-old had told police investigators that she sought to confront her alleged attackers, after hearing that one of the main suspects had denied the allegations made against him in an interrogation. take position over the weekend, said the chain.