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Jerusalem online
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Rabbi Aharon Ramati (60) is said to have held women and children for years. The creepy rabi is said to have sexually abused women and children.
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Israeli security forces arrested 60-year-old Ramati. According to a court decision, he remains in custody for a week. (Icon)
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ISRAEL POLICE
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Police pictures show the premises where the women and children were held.
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AFP
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The raid took place in the middle of the city of Jerusalem, in the Geula district.
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A police operation took place in the middle of Jerusalem on Monday afternoon. Officials raided a strictly religious sect.
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The police arrested Rabbi Aharon Ramati, 60, a cult leader who is believed to have held around 50 women and their children for years. He is accused of violence and sexual abuse.
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Several children had to be given medical attention during the raid. Some female cult members are said to have supported the horror rabbi in his terrorist rule, and they were also arrested. Ramati denies all allegations.
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Had to put fingers in the fire to feel hell
“According to the women, we have a picture of how the man exercised total control over all and harsh punishments,” said Isaac Simon of the Jerusalem police. First, he lured the women with various promises. Then Ramati showed his true face. Gradually he threatened and blackmailed the woman.
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As the Times of Israel For example, women and children had to put their fingers in the fire to “feel what hell feels like”. Detained women reported to the police. They also had to break off contact with their families and friends. “The women needed the approval of the cult leader for every simple job,” says Simon. A visit to the doctor, for example, was only possible with the approval of Ramati. The sect leader also decided what profession women practiced – he collected the money earned.
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Dark, cold and narrow
The police now also released pictures of the premises where the cult members were held. It shows three-story beds in crowded, dark rooms – rooms in which the plaster peels off the walls. There the sect members lived isolated from the outside world. Neighbors reported that the children were forced to sleep on the roof even when it was cold. Later, a tent was set up there to block the view of the roof.
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