Israeli Official Arrested in Nevada Child Sex Operation Is Released and Back in Israel
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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Netanyahu’s 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:
Israeli Cyber Directorate employee arrested in US on suspicion of pedophilia
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 Minister’s 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-864370Why your focus on "non-British media" v. "British media"?
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