State prosecutors filed an indictment Monday against a grandfather, grandmother, and aunt from central Israel, accusing them of sexually abusing a 10-year-old male relative over about two years. According to the charge sheet, the abuse was documented, videos were saved on their devices, and some recordings were shared in Telegram groups. The case was uncovered during the investigation into a wider Telegram pedophile network.
State prosecutors on Monday indicted three central Israel relatives — a grandfather, grandmother, and aunt — on charges of sexually abusing a 10-year-old male family member over roughly two years. The indictment followed the ongoing Lahav 433 investigation into a wider Telegram pedophile network, which has so far drawn in parents, grandparents, and senior figures from normative families.
The charge sheet, announced Monday evening, details that the abuse was systematically documented, recordings saved on the suspects' devices, and some material shared in Telegram groups. The new indictment expands the probe's scope: since Sunday, police have also arrested a grandfather and a mother, and earlier Monday three women were detained in central Israel on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor relative.
The earlier indictment, filed at 18:31 Jerusalem time Monday, named three central Israel residents but did not specify their relation to the victim. The 20:46 filing adds familial detail — grandparents and an aunt — marking this as a same-thread update within hours. The case remains under investigation; further arrests and charges have not been ruled out.
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- DevelopingGrandfather and mother arrested in pedophile ring investigation
- DevelopingThree women arrested in central Israel on suspicion of sexually abusing minor relative
- DevelopingPolice file prosecutor's statement against Hebron man accused of years-long sexual abuse of daughter
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