Rehovot Police Quiz Actor Rami Heuberger Over Molestation Claim

by Roni Singer-Heruti

Actor Rami Heuberger was questioned for about two and a half hours yesterday by Rehovot police detectives after a makeup artist alleged that he sexually molested her on a film set about a year ago.

The woman filed her complaint last weekend at Yarkon District headquarters in Tel Aviv, but the case was transferred to Rehovot because the alleged incident occurred within that city's jurisdiction.

The complainant says she and Heuberger were sharing a joint while filming at a moshav near Rehovot when he touched her inappropriately.

In her police statement, the complainant said she was completely shocked and upset by the incident, and it took her about a year before she recovered enough to contact a lawyer. She and her lawyer submitted her version of events to Maariv - which published the story last Friday - at about the same time they went to the police.

Heuberger has denied all the allegations against him, but confirmed he was on the film set at the time the acts allegedly took place.

The investigation is to continue over the next several days, with police questioning individuals who witnessed the complainant's behavior on the day in question. Detectives also plan to stage a confrontation between Heuberger and his accuser.

Source: Roni Singer-Heruti. Police quiz actor over molestation claim. Haaretz.com (6 March 2007) [FullText]