A man from the central region allegedly sexually harassed hundreds of children
aged 10 to 13 on the Internet, police said following his arrest on
Sunday.
The alleged offenses occurred over the past four
years.
The suspect, a father of three and a senior hitech executive,
pretended to be a young girl and entered social chat rooms, according to
police.
He allegedly built up a network of false identities to link up
with young girls, whom he then persuaded to send him nude photos of
themselves.
Police were alerted to the online activities by a suspicious
parent.
“This is someone who appeared to be an ordinary member of the
public, but who was doing unspeakable things,” Insp. Arnon Hagig, a detective in
the central police district, told Channel 2.
The suspected pedophile
confessed to the acts during questioning.
The Kfar Saba Magistrate’s
Court extended the suspect’s custody by eight days.