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Police Arrest 58-Year-Old Haredi Newspaper Figure Over Child Abuse Material

7/28/2026

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Israel police arrested a 58-year-old Kiryat Yearim resident on suspicion of child sexual abuse material.
Jerusalem District officers executed the Monday home raid, obtained a warrant and seized his laptop and phone.
Hebrew media call him an editor or senior reporter of a Haredi newspaper, a role police have not verified.
He will appear today at Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court for an extension as his devices undergo forensic analysis.

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Story summary

Israel police arrested a 58-year-old Kiryat Yearim resident on suspicion of child sexual abuse material.
Jerusalem District officers executed the Monday home raid, obtained a warrant and seized his laptop and phone.
Hebrew media call him an editor or senior reporter of a Haredi newspaper, a role police have not verified.
He will appear today at Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court for an extension as his devices undergo forensic analysis.