The 18-year-old Israeli who is the reigning Miss World testified for four hours Sunday in Tel Aviv against the man who allegedly raped her last October. Under a law that protects the privacy of rape victims, Linor Abargil’s testimony was given behind closed doors. During her testimony, the defendant, Egyptian-born Israeli Shlomo Noor complained that he would not receive a fair trial.
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