KABUL: U.S. police have arrested an Israeli cyber official on charges of child exploitation (specifically, as a “child predator”) in the country.
International media reported on Saturday night, that this Israeli official was among eight individuals detained.
According to U.S. police information, 38-year-old Tam Artem Alexandrovich was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly “deceiving children using a computer for sexual acts.” This individual, whose specific position has not been disclosed, was invited to the U.S. for a cybersecurity event.
He was released from custody ten days ago (August 7) after posting a $10,000 bail. The operation to arrest these individuals was conducted covertly by various agencies, including the FBI, Homeland Security, Metro Police, Henderson Police, and North Las Vegas Police.
It remains unclear what legal consequences await those arrested.
Israel has previously been labeled as a “child-killing regime” by some countries due to the deaths of thousands of children in Gaza.