The leader of an Israeli cult has been found guilty of rape and multiple sexual crimes.
Goel Ratzon, 64, was accused of having sexual relations with 21 different women – some of whom were teenagers when the relationships started – and fathered 49 children.
After being arrested in 2010, Mr Razon was accused of a number of sexual crimes including rape, sodomy, sex with a minor, assault and fraud. But he was acquitted of a further charge of holding one of his victims captive as a sex slave.
Mr Ratzon’s sentence will be handed down at a later date by the Tel Aviv district court but a lengthy jail sentence is expected.
