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A Jerusalem-based alternative medicine practitioner was indicted Wednesday on multiple rape and fraud charges for allegedly sexually assaulting four Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) women who sought his aid to treat depression, anxiety and other maladies. <\/p>\n
While details of the case remain unclear, Dror Rotkowitz, 56, was charged two weeks after complaints were filed by the women to police. <\/p>\n
According to police, Rotkowitz opened the downtown Natural Health Clinic on Hillel Street in 2008 shortly after studying alternative medicine overseas and designating himself a doctor. <\/p>\n
Rotkowitz primarily treated ultra-Orthodox women from the capital and allegedly falsely claimed he received approval from the haredi rabbinate and leadership to practice holistic medicine. <\/p>\n
The women allege that he repeatedly sexually assaulted them while claiming it was part of his holistic treatment plan. <\/p>\n
All four victims said when they protested, Rotkowitz assured them that the sexual acts were necessary to cure their ailments. <\/p>\n
His office was shut down shortly after police began investigating the complaints. <\/p>\n
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