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Despite denials, documents show senior Israeli cyber official arrested in US pedophilia sting
Court documents show senior National Cyber Directorate officer Tom Alexandrovich detained in Las Vegas and freed on $10,000 bail, contradicting Israeli government denials; 7 others, including pastor and ex-cop, also arrested
An Israeli government cybersecurity official was arrested in the United States in connection with an alleged online pedophilia case, according to court and police documents reviewed by Ynet Saturday, contradicting earlier denials by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The official, Tom Alexandrovich, a senior department head in Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, was taken into custody in Las Vegas last week along with seven others as part of a wide-ranging police operation targeting suspected online predators, Las Vegas police
Alexandrovich was suspected of using computer technology to lure a child with mental disabilities for sexual purposes, according to arrest records. Police said he was booked into Henderson Detention Center and later released on $10,000 bail after appearing before a judge.
Those details appear to contradict statements by the National Cyber Directorate and the Prime Minister’s Office, which initially said, “The employee, who does not hold a diplomatic visa, was not arrested and returned to Israel as scheduled.” Alexandrovich had been in the U.S. attending a professional conference on behalf of the Israeli government.
It remains unclear who posted his bail or how he was permitted to leave the United States and return to Israel. The case has drawn international attention, with foreign media describing Alexandrovich as a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office, though Israeli officials stressed the incident carried “no diplomatic implications.”
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