The lady who had survived the Shoah had endured more than her fair share of horrors, humiliation, loss and pain. Inflicting sexual abuse on her or any other person calls for a sentence that expresses the community’s disgust at such behaviour.

The do-gooders will claim that prison does not rehabilitate nor prevent recidivism. Hard labour in remote areas with few privileges and a quick return for any infraction would keep society safe and criminals in fear.