Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting
Source: The Guardian
An Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned to Israel.
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As first reported by the news site Mediaite, a publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovichs page on the LinkedIn professional networking platform described him as the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agency under the purview of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahus office.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/nevada-arrest-israeli-official

Mosby
(19,033 posts)LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Eight people are facing sexual predator charges after being busted in an uncover operation, police said.
Those arrested were David Wonnacott-Yahnke, 40; Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38; Jose Alberto Perez-Torres, 35; Aniket Brajeshkumar Sadani, 23; James Ramon Reddick, 23; Ramon Manuel Parra Valenzuela, 29; Neal Harrison Creecy, 46 and John Charles Duncan, 49.
All are facing felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act and were booked into the Henderson Detention, except Duncan, who was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
The undercover operation involved multiple agencies, including the FBI, Homeland Security, Metro, Henderson, and North Las Vegas police agencies
Police encourage parents to discuss with their children the dangers of engaging with strangers online and to routinely monitor their activity on social media and other online applications.
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/eight-arrested-in-las-vegas-valley-sex-predator-sting-operation/
muriel_volestrangler
(104,704 posts)A top cybersecurity official for the Israeli government was arrested in Nevada during an undercover operation targeting child sex predators.
Tom Alexandrovich was apprehended and faced felony charges of Luring a Child with Computer for Sex Act, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which assisted in conducting the operation from nearby Henderson, Nevada.
A multi-agency operation targeting child sex predators led to the arrest of eight individuals over the last two weeks, the department said in a release published on Friday. The release lists the names of 38-year-old Tom Artiom Alexandrovich and seven others.
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Netanyahus office issued a statement and denied that the employee in question was arrested at all.
https://www.mediaite.com/crime/israeli-official-arrested-in-nevada-child-sex-operation-is-released-and-back-in-israel/
Netanyahu is accusing the Las Vegas PD of lying - I think I trust the LVMPD more, somehow:
Eight Child Sex Predators Arrested During Undercover Operation
Or, for that matter, the Jerusalem Post:
In a large-scale operation targeting suspects in the online sexual exploitation of minors, eight people were arrested, including Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, an employee of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, Las Vegas police said Friday.
All detainees are charged with attempting to entice minors online to commit sexual acts. The directorate confirmed the arrest and said the employee has gone on leave until the findings are clarified.
A senior official at the Cyber Directorate in the Prime Ministers Office was arrested on suspicion of links to pedophilia. A joint operation by Las Vegas police and the FBI over the past two weeks led to the arrest of eight suspects, including Alexandrovich, 38, from Israel. After questioning, Alexandrovich returned to Israel and was placed on leave from the directorate.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864370
Why your focus on "non-British media" v. "British media"?
Mosby
(19,033 posts)https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/08/15/8-arrested-las-vegas-area-child-sex-sting/
Eight arrested in Las Vegas valley sex predator sting operation
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/eight-arrested-in-las-vegas-valley-sex-predator-sting-operation/
8 arrested in Las Vegas area child predator operation
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/aug/15/8-arrested-in-las-vegas-area-child-predator-operat/
Eight arrested after joint operation targeting child sex predators in the valley
https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/eight-arrested-on-after-joint-operation-targeting-child-sex-predators-in-the-valley
8 suspected child sex predators arrested in Henderson, police say
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/sex-crimes/police-8-child-sex-predators-arrested-in-henderson-in-undercover-operation-3422205/
Eight arrested in Henderson child sex predator sting operation
https://news3lv.com/news/local/eight-arrested-in-henderson-child-sex-predator-sting-operation
How come mediate and the Gaurdian focused on one suspect?

ForgoTheConsequence
(5,080 posts)Why are you so defensive over this foreign government official being arrested for sex crimes? I doubt you would feel the same if it were any other country.
Mosby
(19,033 posts)They said "several other" people.
Is that reporting a newsworthy event or something else?
I'm going with something else.
ForgoTheConsequence
(5,080 posts)When Trump is brought up with Epstein, is your first response always "yeah, but what about everyone else?"
GreenWave
(11,573 posts)Blond stabbed in Central Park
followed by 15,000 die from floods in China, but no mention of their hair color.
Behind the Aegis
(55,656 posts)
Why did The Guardian focus on ONE person?
Imagine this:
Israeli government officialCANADIAN DRAG QUEEN arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting [View all]
Source: RAMDOM RIGHT WING SOURCEAn Israeli government cybersecurity officialA CANADIAN DRAG QUEEN was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects NOT NAMED IN THIS REPORT who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned toIsraelCANADA.
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As first reported by the news site Mediaite, a publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovichs page on the LinkedIn professional networking platform described him as the executive director of theIsrael Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agencyCANADIAN FRIENDS OF AMERICA LEAGUE under the purview of prime ministerBenjamin NetanyahusMARK CARNEY'S office.
ForgoTheConsequence
(5,080 posts)Behind the Aegis
(55,656 posts)I am not "trying too hard", I am simply pointing out an overt propagandistic bias.
ForgoTheConsequence
(5,080 posts)Your outrage is reserved for the fact that the media dared to report that he is a high-level official from a foreign government. Very bizarre behavior.
iemanja
(56,700 posts)The reactions here are so strange.
iemanja
(56,700 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(104,704 posts)The arrest of a government official for offences in the area he's meant to be keeping people safe from is news. Obviously.
So, to get back to my question: why the "non-British"/"British" focus?
Behind the Aegis
(55,656 posts)Not surprised by it, nor...
Response to Behind the Aegis (Reply #3)
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ForgoTheConsequence
(5,080 posts)Were any of those other people high-level foreign government officials who were allowed to return to their home countries? Nothing you posted contradicts what The Guardian reported on.
Here are some Israeli outlets:
Senior Israeli cyber official detained in Las Vegas as part of child solicitation probe
https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israeli-cyber-official-detained-in-las-vegas-as-part-of-child-solicitation-probe/
Israeli Cyber Directorate employee arrested in US on suspicion of pedophilia
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864370
Is that more balanced?
DiverDave
(5,172 posts)They just deported him.
He should be in prison for the rest of his miserable life.
Mosby
(19,033 posts)From local media:
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Eight accused child sex offenders, including a pastor, are now off Las Vegas streets after a major undercover operation.
One of the men is 46-year-old Neal Harrison Creecy, a pastor at Redemption Church. Investigators said Creecy allegedly used a computer to try and lure children for sexual misconduct, which is a felony charge.
As soon as he got out of jail within an hour or two, he contacted us on a thread message and confessed. He offered his resignation when we met with him later that morning. We had to accept his resignation immediately, Seaborg said.
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-pastor-arrested-in-child-predator-sting-operation/
It doesn't appear that the Guardian has updated their story to include this new information.
iemanja
(56,700 posts)and why should you even care so much? He's a pedophile. Most people hear that and think the person should be imprisoned. They don't try to deflect from the story. My mother's side of the family is Catholic. If I took it personally every time a priest was caught molesting children, I'd have serious problems. Bad people don't deserve anyone's protection.