A 17-year-old resident of Jerusalem was arrested near Jerusalem's Central Bus Station on Thursday evening after a young woman alerted police officers that he had sexually abused her.
The suspect allegedly led the woman to a nearby garden using force and threats and sexually assaulted her.
After the suspect left, the woman alerted nearby police officers who carried out a search and arrested the suspect.
The police began an investigation into the incident and prolonged the suspect's detainment on Friday morning.
