Woman Paid To "Lure" Rabbi

Police are investigating suspicions that a woman equipped with recording equipment was paid to attempt to lure Rabbi Yaakov Ifergan of Netivot, also known as the "x-ray,"  into carrying out immodest acts, as part of an attempt to damage his reputation.

Netivot woman paid 'to lure rabbi'
Comptroller suspected of setting trap to embarrass "x-ray" rabbi.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN • Jerusalem Post
    
Police are investigating suspicions that a woman equipped with recording equipment was paid to attempt to lure Rabbi Yaakov Ifergan of Netivot, also known as the "x-ray,"  into carrying out immodest acts, as part of an attempt to damage his reputation.

According to suspicions, the "honey trap" was dispatched by Rabbi Shimon Alon, who is Netivot's Municipal Comptroller.

According to reports, an audio recording exists of Alon offering the woman 150,000 shekels to "hug" Ifergan. Alon allegedly wished to photograph the hug and embarrass Ifergan.

Alon's attorney, Zion Amir, has refused to comment on the investigation.

Police have refused to comment on the investigation.

Comments

[harold]

I wonder how many other entrapments have occurred when people come up with recordings and/or videos of embarrassing or incriminating events. Normal people do not usually tape phone calls.

[the usual chaim]

moral people also do not usually offer to pay others for a "hug". Entrapment is clearly wrong, but that does not excuse the rabbi's behavior. if one wishes to behave in a less than refined manner he should excuse himself from positions of moral leadership and behave as he pleases, not try to have it both ways and fool the crowd.

[Yochanan Lavie]

If he's the x-ray rabbi, he can already immodestly see through a woman's clothes...

[Mr. Apikoros]

$37,500 for a hug? And I thought Eliot Spitzer overpaid...

[Menachem Mendel lll]

Forget the details about Rabbi whatever.
All I want to know how hot she is.
Where is my photo?

[jancsibacsi]

so did it occur? and whos money was the 37 thousand to spend that amount of moneyeither he is a billionaire or he is the biggest monorn in the world most probably it was someone selses money that he so lighly spent not his own

[WoolSilkCotton]

WTF does the 'x-ray' refer to?

[Nobody]

"the usual chaim" - You are confused. Read the article again and read the names carefully each time names appear.

[the usual chaim]

nobody-

you are right. my mistake. I stand behind the content of what I said. however, it clearly has nothing to do with the "x ray" rabbi.

[sunnyside]

sounds like a story similar to what happened with Tropper..She recorded, videotaped and destroyed him..

[soso]

poor tropper...

[danny]

"immodest act" = "hug" ??????

What pathetic lives some people lead.

[danny]

If I'm going to be led into a "honey trap", there damn well better be some honey in that flower.

I'd rather lose my holy reputation over a good shtuppin than just a weak little hug.

[Dr. Dave]

Rabbi Alon - the ultrasound - was just jealous of the popularity of the x-ray.

[David]

Jews give tzedakkah (charity). Just imagine what that money could have been used for if it wasn't used to attempt to embarrass the rabbi (by a rivak "rabbi").

[David]

Errr.... "rival" not "rivak" - keyboarding error.