Serial rapist Benny Sela
Photo: Hagai Aharon
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These are not pictures that police would be proud of: Anonymous photographer captures police officers humiliating Sela by grabbing him on the neck and smiling proudly to the camera
Was serial rapist humiliated by police during interrogation? Ynet received pictures by Red Mail depicting police officers humiliating serial rapist Benny Sela soon after his arrest on Friday, two weeks after he escaped police custody on his way to a false court hearing.
Ynet inspected the pictures for graphic manipulations and found them to be genuine.
Anonymous photographer
Although the pictures do not show severe physical abuse, they raise questions about the officers' professionalism and moral standards as the clearly seem to be enjoying humiliating and dominating Sela.
One of the pictures shows two officers laying their hands on Sela's neck.
Anonymous photographer
In the other picture an officer, who should not have taken part in the serial rapist's interrogation, is seen with his hand firmly placed on Sela's head as his eyes closed.
The officers in the pictures turned down a Ynet request for comments.
Northern District commander Dan Ronen appointed an officer to probet the incident.
"The District's commander was updated by the Galilee area officer about the pictures and their content, which was not known before. The District's commander ordered the immediate appointment of a officer to probe the affair. The officer will probe the officers' behavior, who photographed them, why they acted the way they did and how the pictures reached external elements and Ynet," the Northern District said in a statement.
Ynet believes the pictures were most likely taken by a policeman who photographed his colleagues. The anonymous photographer is invited to approach Ynet by Red Mail and he will be givern full credit for the pictures.
