The pedophilia affair that is stirring up Israeli tennis refuses to calm down. After an affair was revealed on Saturday according to which a young tennis player testified that she experienced sexual harassment by her coach several years ago, tonight (Monday) Avi Peretz, Chairman of the Israeli Tennis Association, which is responsible for dealing with the alarming issue and finding the troubled coach, appeared on Israel’s sports program on 102FM, but there he mainly provided excuses in an interview with Ofira Asaig and Eyal Berkovich.
“You have a bit of a lack of knowledge here,” said Avi Peretz. Until we get to such a situation we will not know how to react. Today I know better how to act. A month ago, screenshots of the video were sent to some of the union’s employees, the union’s CEO was immediately updated and began acting. We were told that legally the employee is not of the union and therefore the union is not a party here. Nevertheless, the CEO turned to Athena and the Olympic Committee. This is a serious brigadier general and as part of the investigation on November 3 that about two weeks ago the CEO talked to the mother and she did not want to talk about it and give details about the coach. “She explained that her daughter was not physically injured and that this was something many years ago and she does not understand what happened now.”
Peretz continued: “She said she receives countless calls on the subject. Sigal Haddad, the CEO, updated the chairman of the committee and said that she suggested that we act in future cases and noted that we acted efficiently and discreetly. I checked where she trained, it turns out it was independent venues. I called the places and asked them to act, in any case we acted to spread and try to prevent future incidents. We talked to the police and were told that if the mother or the girl did not complain, there was nothing to do. “
“I do not know who it is, I have heard five names. It is difficult for me as a father of two daughters to separate the head from the heart but I must have been told that if there is no complainant there is no case and we read every morning that if there are no complaints there is no case not only in sports. “What you are doing is important, it will make everyone complain.”
What is the problem with checking who it is?
“We are not police investigators. It is clear that if he had been an employee of the Tennis Association. The names thrown away are not even in the clubs of the union I need a complaint from the mother. I got dozens of calls with a few names, six and seven, each time something different. ”
So what will you do?
“The only thing left over from the episode, we’re really tied up, do you think I do not want him sitting in jail? My stomach is finished, we are done with it. “
You can find out who it is.
“The police can find out who it is. I have screenshots of a video that the girl uploaded that was deleted after an hour. “
Why did the mother not complain?
“I spoke to the club managers and everyone told me unequivocally ‘it was not with us’. It would have sounded strange to me that you think we are sitting on laurels. ”
I’m weird that something like this happens and you do not know who the coach is.
“I believe we will eventually know.”
Now I get a message that there is no need for a complaint from the mother when it comes to the minor and secondly, you must go to the police to clear your name.
“We are not sweeping, it’s time to go to the police. I consulted a police officer, a detective. Maybe we’ll really do that we’re undecided. She’s a great actress, she’s an amazing girl, I’m not saying where she lives we do not want to give details. God forbid there is no tattoo here. ”
You need to approach the police now. It looks like you’re keeping the coach.
“I do not want to refer to such sentences.”
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