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Israeli Cult Leader Faces Sex Charges

By Linda GradsteinFeb 14th 2010 – 11:02AM
AP

AP

JERUSALEM (Feb. 14) – Some men dream of having a harem. According to police, Goel Ratzon fulfilled this dream. Ratzon, 60, was indicted Sunday on multiple charges including rape, sodomy, enslavement and sexual abuse within the family. Ratzon, who lived with 21 "wives" and had 49 children was the leader of a cult for...

Background on harem

Harem (Turkish, from ḥaram "forbidden place; sacrosanct, sanctum", related to ḥarīm, "a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family" and ḥarām, "forbidden; sacred") refers to the sphere of women in what is usually a polygynous household and their enclosed quarters which are forbidden to men.

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