BREAKING NEWS

Israeli police arrest 3 for allegedly using social media to lure minors

MAY 11, 2017 10:05

Updated: MAY 11, 2017 10:13

Israel Police arrested three men on Thursday on suspicion of soliciting minors over social media.

The three suspects, from Tel Aviv, Modiin and Taibe, were arrested in separate incidents after they allegedly had correspondence of a sexual nature with an undercover police women posing as a 13-year-old girl.

“The suspects also operated beyond the virtual space and worked to hold a real meeting in order to have sexual contact with the policewoman,” the Lachish District police said in a statement

According to police, the suspects also suggested payment for sexually explicit photos and offered sex.

The suspects will be brought to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where police are seeking to extend their remands.

“It is important to reiterate to the youth and children that we should avoid talking to strangers on the Internet and sending personal materials throughout the Internet,” police said.

IAF intercepts a drone crossing from the East

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/26/2024 03:03 AM

Metropolitan Police arrest suspected perpetrator of US embassy bomb hoax

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/26/2024 01:20 AM

Discussions on a ceasefire in Lebanon have made significant progress

By REUTERS

11/25/2024 09:22 PM

High Court approves three more months of haredi daycare subsidy

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/25/2024 09:09 PM