Israeli police arrested a 19-year-old east Jerusalem resident on Friday on suspicion of committing indecent acts against two 12-year-old girls in the water along the Tel Aviv coastline, according to Israel Police.
19-year-old east Jerusalem man arrested on suspicion of indecent assault on two girls at Tel Aviv beach
Israeli police arrested a 19-year-old east Jerusalem resident on Friday on suspicion of committing indecent acts against two 12-year-old girls in the water along the Tel Aviv coastline, according to Israel Police.
Officers conducting patrol activity along the Tel Aviv coastline received a report of a man who allegedly entered the water, approached the two girls, and touched their bodies indecently. Nearby officers spotted the suspect and detained him on the spot.
After his details were checked, the suspect was taken to a police station for questioning and subsequently held in detention. On Saturday night a court extended his detention until Monday.
The article also references a separate incident the previous month in which two men were arrested in Tel Aviv on suspicion of indecent acts against three women at three different locations. In that case, a Palestinian man from Huwara in his 30s was suspected of touching two women at Park HaMesila and the nearby Teder club, and a Haifa resident in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of entering a women's restroom stall at Frishman Beach and committing an indecent act against a woman there.
- The source does not state the name of the suspect.
- The source does not state whether the two 12-year-old girls or their families have been contacted or have provided comment.
- The source does not state what specific charge or charges were filed or are being considered by prosecutors.
- The source does not state the outcome of the court hearing scheduled for Monday.
- The source does not state the outcome of proceedings against the two men arrested the previous month.
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