An Israeli citizen has been sentenced to 10-25 years in prison by a Pennsylvania court for the rape of a 15-year-old-girl in 2004.
The teenage girl had been visiting Journo's clothing store when he first approached her. He then followed her to a nearby tanning salon and attacked her from behind.
Court records stated at the time that Journo tried to silence the girl and prevent her from telling anyone about what had happened, but she immediately filed a police complaint against him.
Although Journo was initially arrested that same day, he was later released on bail, and while preliminary criminal proceedings were ongoing, he fled to Israel.
Journo evaded Israeli police custody until 2017, when he was arrested on the orders of then Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked.