\u201cThis is the moment that I am no longer being asked to pay with my life so that the reputation of someone who brutally raped me remains clean,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Attorney Moshe Weiss, representing Wilner, said in a statement that his client \u201cwill not be judged on the [social] networks and will not be convicted in headlines. He is a person, just like every person. He has no position, power, or influence. The monster you were told about never existed. The evidence speaks for itself, and when you see it, you will understand yourselves. There is only one truth, and eventually it will come to light.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t Hila Neubach, head of legal affairs at the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, told Channel 12 that Wilner\u2019s name was released after a \u201clong and torturous legal journey.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo victim should have to struggle for months in the legal system while the suspect plays games with her and in the courts and presents false impressions as if his life is in danger, all while he is already interviewing with media outlets and trying to paint himself as a victim in the story,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Atary launched a legal battle last year to lift the gag order that was imposed on the suspect\u2019s name when she filed a complaint against him in 2022, over concerns he could be at risk of suicide or self-harm.<\/p>\n Shahar came forward with her accusation last month in a social media post. She accuses Wildner of raping her at his home after spending time in a bar, and believes that she was drugged.<\/p>\n Atary told a Knesset hearing in January about the inadequate state response to the violent sexual assault that she experienced.<\/p>\n \u201cIn April 2011, I was violently raped on the asphalt of a residential parking lot beneath my apartment in Tel Aviv,\u201d said Atary.<\/p>\n After she went to the police, providing evidence of her injuries, \u201cthe police were negligent, and the prosecution closed the case for lack of evidence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Wilner asked for a gag order at the time, which was granted, the Ynet outlet reported.<\/p>\n Kan reported that last Monday, Winner\u2019s attorney told the court that his client was withdrawing his claim of being a suicide risk and had agreed to have his name published.<\/p>\n Winner\u2019s attorney asked that a decision on the matter be delayed for two weeks, but attorneys for Atary, Shahar, and the Association of Rape Crisis Centers all opposed this.<\/p>\n The court eventually settled on Sunday to release his name.<\/p>\n Police reopened Atary\u2019s case in 2025 after additional evidence came to light.<\/p>\n The force also arranged a confrontation between Wilner and Shahar after his arrest. According to the Ynet outlet, it also increased the suspicion against Wilner.<\/p>\n Atary survived the Hamas-led massacre at her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023. Her husband, Yahav Winner<\/a>, was killed protecting her and their newborn baby, Shaya, enabling them to flee. They were rescued after hiding for more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n
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