No privacy (Illustration)
Photo: Avigail Uzi
An Israeli soldier engaged in a little bit of extracurricular reconnaissance and was sentenced Thursday to three months of military base labor after being convicted of spying on female soldiers.
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A few months ago, the command's service conditions officer began to receive complaints from the female soldiers regarding a possible peeping tom in the ladies' bathroom.
Just a short while later, Corporal R. was caught red-handed when a soldier saw him escaping from one of the booths into the intelligence facility. Two weeks later he was again identified as he escaped into the men's bathroom.
The soldier was detained by the Investigating Military Police but denied the allegations against him. Later he admitted to the accusations, saying he had wanted to look at other women besides his girlfriend, and that the sight of their bottoms had excited him.
The indictment against R. included a number of charges of invasion of privacy. His attorney reached a settlement with the prosecution, by which he will perform military base labor for three months.
The military judges assigned to the case were critical of the soldier's actions, claiming that they "are very serious, and harm the soldiers' right to privacy. Moreover, the actions do harm to the IDF value of camaraderie and have no place in the military."