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Las Vegas police question Israel’s cyber division head over child solicitation case
A senior Israeli intelligence official working directly under Benjamin Netanyahu was arrested, and released, by US authorities even though he and several others are facing felony charges over attempting to lure children to meet for sexual purposes.
Las Vegas police confirmed that 38-year-old Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was among eight arrested men, all of whom now face felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act.
The suspects were released, but indictments are expected to be filed against them, police said. Israeli media reported that Alexandrovich, who was arrested while attending a professional conference in the US, has since returned to Israel.
A publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovich’s page on LinkedIn, which has since been deleted, described him as the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agency working under direct authority of the office of the prime minister.
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said officials downplayed the incident and said it carried “no political implications”. Israeli media cited the Cyber Directorate as saying it had agreed with the official that he would be placed on leave until the issue is clarified.
