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Tel Aviv School Guard Arrested for Alleged Molestation and False Imprisonment
Israeli police arrested a 50-year-old school security guard on Friday, 16 October, on suspicion of sexually harassing and unlawfully detaining a student on school grounds in Tel Aviv.
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What happened
- 01A 50-year-old school security guard was arrested on Friday, 16 October, for the alleged sexual harassment and unlawful confinement of a student in Tel Aviv.
- 02The student filed a complaint at the Jaffa police station on Thursday evening after escaping from a side utility room where she was held.
- 03The suspect allegedly led the student to the storage room and locked her inside against her will on school grounds.
- 04Police officers gathered evidence and apprehended the suspect on Friday morning before taking him to the Jaffa station for questioning.
- 05The arrested security guard has no prior criminal record, according to police reports.
- 06Authorities plan to request a court order to extend the suspect's detention as the investigation into the incident continues.
The investigation began after the student filed a complaint on Thursday evening at the Jaffa police station. She reported that the guard had sexually harassed her and led her to a side utility room, where he locked her inside against her will. The student managed to escape the room and subsequently reported the incident to the authorities.
Following the complaint, police gathered evidence, located the suspect, and apprehended him on Friday morning. The guard, who has no prior criminal record, was taken to the Jaffa station for questioning and was subsequently detained. Police plan to request a court order to extend his pre-trial detention as the investigation continues.
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