Two men indicted for rape in separate cases involving minors, woman in Israel

Prosecutors announced two separate rape indictments on Thursday, one against a Holon man accused of sexually assaulting two girls under 16 and another against a man accused of raping a woman after arriving at her apartment to repair a washing machine.

In the Tel Aviv District Court, Nehorai Skira, 23, was charged with rape under aggravated circumstances and indecent acts involving two girls who were under 16 at the time of the alleged offenses.

According to the prosecution’s announcement, Skira brought the girls to his home and conditioned taking them home on their performing sexual acts. Prosecutors allege that he committed the offenses at his home.

In the separate Jerusalem District Court case, prosecutors charged a resident of a community near Jerusalem with rape and an indecent act against a woman he already knew.

Man indicted for rape after visiting woman's home to repair appliance

According to the prosecution’s announcement, the defendant arrived at her apartment in early October to repair a washing machine. During the visit, he allegedly raped her and committed an indecent act despite her requests that he stop.

Prosecutors asked the court to keep him in custody until the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.