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Israel Indicts Officer for Child Sexual Harassment on Instagram

8/13/2026

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Israel indicted Jerusalem Border Police officer Yazan Goaya for sexually harassing a child under 14 on Instagram.
The charge sheet alleges Goaya offered money, requested photos, and sent explicit messages after learning the child’s age.
The High Court is reviewing the department’s independent status after a June law split it from the State Attorney’s Office, a reform backed by Likud MK and Moshe Saada and opposed by Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara.

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Israel indicted Jerusalem Border Police officer Yazan Goaya for sexually harassing a child under 14 on Instagram.
The charge sheet alleges Goaya offered money, requested photos, and sent explicit messages after learning the child’s age.
The High Court is reviewing the department’s independent status after a June law split it from the State Attorney’s Office, a reform backed by Likud MK and Moshe Saada and opposed by Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara.