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Israeli President Moshe Katsav has agreed to resign as part of a plea bargain that drops rape allegations and the threat of jail time in return for pleading guilty to lesser charges.
Katsav's four accusers, all former female employees, condemned the deal, which gives him a suspended prison sentence in exchange for guilty pleas to sexual harassment and obstruction of justice.
He also has to pay his accusers damages.
- Agencies
