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Monday, March 27, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 27, 2017
22 ultra-Orthodox men arrested for suspected sex crimes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice on Monday arrest 22 suspects from ultra-Orthodox communities on suspicion they carried out dozens of sex crimes against women and minors over the past two years, but were sheltered from the law by community leaders who preferred to deal with the matter in their own way.
The early morning arrests of men aged 20-60 were made in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Beitar Ilit, and Bnei Brak, cities with established ultra-Orthodox communities.
The arrests came at the end of an undercover operation that began when police became aware of efforts by the communities to monitor and deal with the suspects by themselves.
Police had seized notebooks detailing the suspects’ names and suspected crimes.
— Stuart Winer
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