Israeli lady sues Secret Service agent she says assaulted her forward of Biden go to

An Israeli lady filed a lawsuit on Monday in D.C. District Courtroom claiming {that a} Secret Service agent assaulted her whereas on an advance journey earlier than President Biden visited her nation this summer season.

The agent, referred to as “John Doe” within the go well with, allegedly hit and slapped 30-year-old Tamar Ben Haim “repeatedly” in a “vicious assault.”

Ben Haim says she was attacked by the agent whereas strolling dwelling round 1 a.m. earlier than an individual accompanying the assailant pulled him off of her.

“After the assault, Tamar discovered of the truth that Defendant John Doe was an agent within the make use of of the USA Secret Service who was a member of the Secret Service advance crew making ready for President Joe Biden’s go to to Israel in July of 2022,” reads the go well with.

“On the time, Tamar believed that these had been her final moments on Earth.”

Ben Haim informed Fox Information in a July interview that she believed the police intentionally stored her out of the loop on her case and that she didn’t hear again from legislation enforcement after contacting them the evening of the incident.

The Secret Service had mentioned in a July assertion that an unnamed agent was despatched again to the U.S. after an alleged “bodily encounter” led to his detention by Israeli police.

A supply informed CNN on the time the agent assaulted a lady outdoors of a bar.

Ben Haim’s attorneys wrote in her lawsuit that the Secret Service had denied a Freedom of Data Act request to acquire the identify of the agent who attacked her.

“Defendant — in addition to Defendant’s employer — is trying to evade justice by refusing to reveal his identification,” the legal professionals wrote.

In her Fox Information interview, Ben Haim expressed her misery {that a} Secret Service agent would be capable to hurt somebody with “zero penalties.”

“You possibly can come to a different nation, beat somebody nearly to loss of life and simply disappear with zero penalties?” she requested.

“This isn’t somebody from a third-world nation. America is the instance of the world, and he works for the president. They simply shipped him again to the place he got here like nothing ever occurred, they usually count on me to simply transfer on with my life.”