instead, the panel of judges declared moshe katsav guilty on two counts of rape and two more of sexual assault and harassment. as the now convicted rapist was taken out of court, his son was defiant. >> we will continue to walk with our head's high and with god's help, everyone will know my father is innocent. >> but outside the court, women's rights activists were calling the verdict a victory. >> we are very satisfied that the court did did justice for all of these women who were abused by moshe katsav. >> moshe katsav aces at least four years in prison, but there is little sympathy for him from people on the streets of jerusalem. >> even someone famous or from a high level, if you did something wrong, they can prove it. >> i think it's wonderful that he was convicted. he is guilty and should be convicted. >> two previous occupants of this presidential mansion have now been pressured to step down amid allegations of criminal behavior, and one has now been convicted. some here are saying more evidence of the rottenness in the hearts of is really government. >> the vatican has publishe

moshe katsav resigned in 2007 after the allegations. the three judge panel said his testimony had been riddled with lies. >> israel's from a president -- former president curried out of the courtroom. moshe katsav will remain free until sentencing. he did have to hand over his passport. his son says he is innocent. >> we will wk with our heads high. my father is innocent. >> the 65-year-old appeared confident when he entered the courtroom. in a unanimous decision, the judges declared him guilty of all but one of the charges. he was accused of sexual offenses against three female former employees. one case dated back to his term as tourism minister. the others after 2000, when he became president. the allegations surfaced in 2006 and he resigned a year later after accepting a plea bargain. under the terms of the arrangement, the charges were to be dropped in exchange for a suspended sentence and a fine. the news of collini in deal prompted outrage protests at the time. -- a lenient deal prompted outrage protests. sentencing has been set

moshe katsav resigned in 2007 after the allegations. the three judge panel said his testimony had been riddled with lies. >> israel's from a president -- former president curried out of the courtroom. moshe katsav will remain free until sentencing. he did have to hand over his passport. his son says he is innocent. >> we will walk with our heads high. my father is innocent. >> the 65-year-old appeared confident when he entered the courtroom. in a unanimous decision, the judges declared him guilty of all but one of the charges. he was accused of sexual offenses against three female former employees. one case dated back to his term as tourism minister. the others after 2000, when he became president. the allegations surfaced in 2006 and he resigned a year later after accepting a plea bargain. under the terms of the arrangement, the charges were to be dropped in exchange for a suspended sentence and a fine. the news of collini in deal prompted outrage protests at the time. -- a lenient deal prompted outrage protests. sentencing has been se

bringing up to date with the top world news stories tonight the former president of israel moshe katsav been convicted of rape and could go to jail for the three judge panel labeled his defense is riddled with lies in a true link but has not yet sentenced him women's rights groups who've long complained that israeli authorities struggle of sexual harassment at workplaces welcome the verdict he was found guilty of raping an employee as tourism minister in the one nine hundred ninety s. and other sexual offenses were head of state between two thousand and two thousand and seven. days of torrential rain of less leads to a stranger facing its worst flooding in decades thousands of people have been evacuated from affected areas but many remote communities remain cut off by the high waters the government's declared much of the northeast a disaster zone and deployed army helicopters to assist with rescue efforts meteorologist warn that even though rains have eased off a little runoff from higher areas could still lead to more flooding. the u.s. has revoked a visa of the venezuelan ambassador t