Beit Shemesh Man Indicted for Sex Offenses Against Four Teenagers
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A Beit Shemesh man, Yechiel Yehoshua Brand, has been indicted for committing sexual offenses against four minors between the ages of 13 and 16. The alleged crimes took place in religious and public locations in the city between 2024 and 2026. The indictment details incidents of inappropriate touching and friction during prayer and at a ritual bath. Brand faces charges for these alleged acts.
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- Yechiel Yehoshua Brand, 33, of Beit Shemesh, was indicted for sex offenses against four minors.
- The alleged offenses occurred in synagogues, a ritual bath, and a public place.
- The victims were minors aged 13 to 16.
- The incidents reportedly took place between 2024 and 2026.
- The indictment details specific instances of inappropriate touching and friction.
The State Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against Yechiel Yehoshua Brand, a 33-year-old resident of Beit Shemesh, for committing sexual offenses against four minors aged 13 to 16. The alleged incidents occurred between 2024 and 2026 in a mikveh (ritual bath), synagogues, and a public place within the city. According to the indictment, in one instance during prayers at a Beit Shemesh synagogue, Brand pressed himself against a minor and rubbed against him, subsequently touching the minor's genitals multiple times. In another case, Brand allegedly touched a minor's genitals as the youth exited a mikveh's immersion pool.
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