A 70-year-old rabbi was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sexual offenses on a family member as well as a minor, Israel Hayom reported.
The suspect, a Jerusalem resident, was questioned shortly after his arrest following complaints at the Beit Shemesh police station about indecent acts he committed several years ago.
Police will request an extension of his detention for further investigation.
Last month, Haredi author Chaim Walder was found dead by suicide following allegations in November that he had raped minors. Twenty-two people have come forward to testify before the rabbinical court regarding the sexual abuse.
Walder was accused of exploiting young women who came to him for therapeutic treatment.
Walder's body was found in a cemetery near his son’s grave
Shira Silkoff contributed to this report.