Israeli police arrested a grandfather and a mother in the ongoing probe of a pedophile ring in Israeli sports, according to N12. The arrests expand a month-long investigation that has so far drawn in fathers from normative families and senior figures.
Police arrested a grandfather and a mother overnight Wednesday in the widening probe of an alleged pedophile ring operating in Israeli sports, N12 reports. The case, first revealed about a month ago by Lahav 433 investigators, has ensnared so-called 'normative' fathers and senior sports figures suspected of sexual offenses involving minors. The new arrests mark a significant expansion of the investigation beyond the original circles of suspects. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, two other suspects had been arrested earlier in the week. The specific charges and identities of the newly arrested individuals remain under a court-issued gag order, which N12 reports was partially lifted to confirm the arrests but not the suspects' names. Police have not yet indicated whether more arrests are expected.
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