Government Approves Seven Centers for Adult Sexual-Offense Victims
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Israel's government approved seven dedicated centers for adult sexual-offense victims, one in each police district. The centers will combine police investigators, social workers, doctors and legal-support professionals under one roof, offering emotional guidance, complaint filing, medical and forensic referrals, and support through criminal proceedings. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Welfare Minister Haim Katz advanced the plan to implement recommendations from the 2019 Berliner Committee, with the National Security Ministry responsible for funding. More than 50,000 approaches reach assistance centers annually while police open about 6,500 sexual-offense cases; the government did not set an opening date.
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Sources factually disagree on the elapsed time since the recommendation: Kipa and Newsru describe roughly six years; Ynet describes seven years. The remaining facts are uniform: the government approved seven district centers for adult sexual-offense victims, staffed by police, welfare, medical and legal professionals.
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