Name of man involved in 2009 shooting cleared for publication
Benny Felician, who was minor when allegedly sexually assaulted by Shaul Ganon, founder of Barnoar LGBT youth center. He is the younger brother of Hagai Felician, indicted for murder
Tel Aviv Magistrates Court cleared for publication Tuesday the name of the relative of the Barnoar shooting
suspect. Benny Felician is the last man whose idenetity has thus far remained secret of those involevd in the shooting. He who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Barnoar founder Shaul Ganon when the alleged victim was a minor.
Benny Felician is the name of the younger brother of Hagai Felician, who was indicted in July for two counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder in the 2009 LGBT youth center shooting.
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His name was cleared for publication following his request.
The younger brother, Benny, was a minor when the alleged sexual assault occurred.
In June, it was revealed that Ganon confessed in his investigation to having sexual relations with the then minor: "I had sex with him, but did not know he was a minor," he admitted.
According to the police, the sexual relationship between the two established the motive for the 2009 shooting.
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