Rehovot Teacher Admits to Sexually Harassing Students

"A teacher who works at a Rehovot school has admitted over the weekend to sexually harassing a female student, and said that he harasses all his pretty students.

The 55-year-old man was arrested after a student from his school complained to the police on Friday that he sexually harassed her and performed an indecent act on her.

According to the 16-year-old student, the teacher entered her class during a national security drill, stroked her face and complimented her on her looks. She said that the teacher told her "I'm lucky I'm not your teacher, otherwise I wouldn't be able to concentrate during class."

The man was arrested by Rehovot police youth investigators and admitted to sexually harassing the girl and other students. At the end of his interrogation, police decided to release him but to prevent him for getting near the school, and recommended that he be indicted."

Source: Yuval Azulai. Teacher admits to sexually harassing 'pretty' students. Haaretz.com (27 November 2005) [FullText]