Only after a public struggle were indictments filed against seven rape suspects in the Haifa District court; their trial began in June 1991.

They were acquitted, but the state filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against four of them - Ofir Barry, Nadav Biton, Tzafir Tzavison, and Arik Chazon.

First, Ofir Barry, a kibbutz member, convinced the victim to join the ride in the car of his friends, Nadav and Eli Biton, residents of Nahariya.

There came the boy she met earlier, who tried to convince her that he would protect her and not let others touch her, but after sleeping with her, with her consent, he informed his friends that "there is a woman who is fucking", thus encouraging the continuation of the acts of rape.

The acts of rape continued in the victim's room, in the kibbutz's furniture factory, in the Moshav Bostan HaGalil and on the beach in Acre.

The reason given after the case was under discussion at the prosecutor's office for about a year was: "Following a psychological opinion, it was determined that the girl cannot testify because the testimony could cause her harm and impair her chances of rehabilitation.

Because the complainant was unable to testify, it was found that there was insufficient evidence regarding a large part of the complaint, and the Haifa District Attorney's Office had to close the case.

The Aid Center for Victims of Sexual Assault, the Naamat Organization, journalists, and lawyer Daniela Gerzolin helped the girl, and a struggle began to change the decision and bring justice to the case.

[12] In August 1990, the victim's family appealed to the Haifa District Attorney's Office with a request to examine the possibility of reopening the investigation file and prosecuting the suspects in the act.

[13] The Israeli national press frequently refers to the case of rape in Shomrat and presents it as indicative of conditions within the community.