Former president and convicted rapist Moshe Katsav made history Wednesday when he became the first president to serve prison time.

Katsav was accompanied by family and close friends as he left his home in Kiryat Malachi, where he was escorted by police into Maasiyahu prison in Ramle. His relatives were not allowed to enter into the jail with the former president, who arrived shortly after 10:00 a.m.

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