A 45-year-old charity worker from the city of Beitar Illit, a well-known figure in the Haredi community, was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) on suspicion of committing serious offenses against several women, whom he met as part of his charity work for needy families and underprivileged people.
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Today, he was brought by investigators to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to extend his detention. The police representative requested an 8-day extension of detention, but Judge Zion Sahrai extended his detention by five days - until Monday at 10:00 AM. The man of mercy is suspected of "committing indecent acts." The suspicions against him were first published on social media by an ultra-Orthodox blogger in January. Yesterday, he was summoned for questioning, but he arrived without his mobile device. During the interrogation, he denied the charges against him. According to the police, he committed the offenses over a period of years and in a systematic pattern of action. The judge noted in his decision that "there is reasonable suspicion linking the respondent to the offenses attributed to him.".