Man Will Appeal Prison Term for Lying During Seduction in Jerusalem

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Man Will Appeal Prison Term for Lying During Seduction in Jerusalem

Sabbar Kashur, a married Palestinian man who was convicted of “rape by deception” by an Israeli court this week, for telling a Jewish woman that he was a Jewish bachelor interested in a long-term relationship before they had consensual sex, will appeal an 18-month prison sentence, according to CNN.

As The Lede explained on Wednesday, Mr. Kashur admitted that he lied about his identity when he met the woman, who has not been identified, but continues to insist, after two years of house arrest, that consensual sex “is not rape.” The Israeli court ruled that his deception about his identity was like a previous case of an Israeli man convicted of rape for posing as a government official and promising to reward women with apartments if they slept with him.

This CNN video report on the case, which includes part of an interview with Mr. Kashur from Israeli television, explains that he chatted with the woman for about 15 minutes after they met on a Jerusalem street before she agreed to go into a nearby building and have sex with him:

more:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/man-will-appeal-prison-term-for-lying-during-seduction-in-jerusalem/

[edbermac]

1. A guy tells a lie to a woman in order to have sex with her?

If that's the case, 99% of the world's male population should be doing time. :7

[Lance_Boyle]

2. If not overturned, it seems Israel has a serious civil rights issue. n/t

[backscatter712]

3. Israel doesn't have a serious civil rights issue? n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. You took the words right out of my mouth.

Holding prisoners without charges being filed and without access to legal representation? Kidnapping family members of wanted individuals? Throw in a little torture and assassination -- yup, sounds like civil rights issues to me. :shrug:

[Lance_Boyle]

9. OK, Israel has *another* serious civil rights issue.

Should have phrased it better up front.

[NeedleCast]

5. Hope He Wins on Appeal

He's probably a douchebag, but the precedent this case sets is scary. It essentially says that consent can be removed after the act has happened.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. The precedent was set two years ago.

A buisness man, a Jew, lost his appeal and was sentenced to 10 years.

[jody]

6. Quite probable that Kashur had DNA common with many "Jews" and he was clearly Semitic. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Men lie to women (and vice versa) to have sex?????!!!

Who'd have thought?

"Here, Adam baby, have a bite of this apple, God won't mind."

[Xipe Totec]

10. Oh, baby, you don't look fat at all, you look wonderful!

And you sing like an angel!