Israel Hayom reports new details in the explosive pedophile ring probe, revealing parents' family WhatsApp chats that proved incriminating and emotional toll on investigators. The report describes a network of parents who documented and sexually abused their own children and shared the material on Telegram.
Israel Hayom on Saturday published a deep-dive report on the pedophile ring investigation that has shaken the country, revealing that the case broke open after police obtained family WhatsApp conversations in which parents encouraged each other and documented the abuse. According to the report, investigators involved in the case were emotionally affected by the material, with some breaking down during the probe. The ring, which the daily describes as a network of parents who sexually abused their own children and shared the recordings on Telegram, has now expanded to around 20 suspects. As The Zioneer reported on June 21, the investigation—code-named 'Operation Rising Lion'—uncovered systematic abuse within so-called normative families. Last week, police arrested a grandfather and a mother in connection with the case. The new Israel Hayom report provides the most detailed public account yet of the discovery process and the human cost of the investigation. The probe is ongoing, and additional arrests have not been ruled out.
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