Senior doctor Prof. Aryeh Levin convicted of rape sentenced to 6 years in prison

The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Prof. Aryeh Levin, a pediatric gastroenterologist and former head of a unit at Wolfson Medical Center, to six years in prison for serious sex offenses. Levin was convicted of rape, indecent acts, and abuse of authority. The prosecution had sought a 13-year sentence, but the punishment was set under a plea deal that did not include an agreement between the parties regarding the sentence. As part of the deal, Levin committed to depositing 750,000 shekels as compensation to the victims, informing the Ministry of Health that he would no longer practice medicine, and requesting the permanent revocation of his medical license. According to the amended indictment, in one count Levin was convicted of raping the mother of a minor who was his patient in 2013. In another count, he was convicted of indecent acts against a patient suffering from colitis in 2017-2018. In an additional count, he was convicted of indecent acts against a patient who arrived at the hospital in March 2021. He was also convicted of abuse of authority following invasive medical examinations he performed on a patient between 2010 and 2012 without informed consent.