Another complaint filed against Israeli president in sexual harassment case
By Associated Press September 6, 2006
Police investigators on Wednesday questioned Israeli President Moshe Katsav for the third time in a sexual harassment case against him.
Police are looking into accusations by two former employees that Katsav sexually harassed them. One of the women reportedly also has accused Katsav of selling presidential pardons.
Two investigators arrived at Katsav's official residence in Jerusalem early Wednesday for questioning that was expected to last most of the day. Katsav underwent two lengthy rounds of questioning last month.
The interrogation followed reports Wednesday that another woman has stepped forward to file a sexual harassment complaint against Katsav.
In the complaint, a woman who worked with Katsav when he was a government minister said he had made unwanted sexual advances and attempted to touch her inappropriately, the Haaretz daily reported.
Police were unable to confirm the reports. Since the first complaints against Katsav surfaced, police have tried to track down several women who had said in the media that Katsav had made unwanted advances against them. Police want the women to file formal complaints.
Katsav, whose job is ceremonial, says he is innocent and has refused to step down.
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