Massive Tel Aviv Child Prostitution Ring Busted

The Tel Aviv Police have broken up a child prostitution ring that exploited 14-year-old to 16-year-old girls and that had apparently been operating for years. "This isn't a case involving one or two girls – there are dozens of them. It's unbelievable."

 

Massive Tel Aviv Child Prostitution Ring Busted
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com

The Tel Aviv Police have broken up a child prostitution ring that exploited 14-year-old to 16-year-old girls and that had apparently been operating for years, Ynet reported.

"This isn't a case involving one or two girls – there are dozens of them. It's unbelievable," a police source reportedly said.

Police raided the homes of 10 of the ring’s regular customers who all knew that the girls were underage.

Police reportedly intend to ask prosecutors to charge the men with statutory rape.
 
The case was placed under a judicial gag order. That order was lifted Monday after police arrested a woman who recruited girls into the ring. The 20-year-old would hunt for potential recruits, lure them into the ring, and teach them what to do.

Police have been able to track down dozens of girls employed by the ring.

A police source reportedly said that the girls said that they knew what they were doing, and said that they had consented to provide sexual services for money. However, none of the girls seemed to understand the criminal implication of doing so.

Social Service told Ynet that it will pair each girl with a social worker, to help their rehabilitation.

The ring had a very loyal cliental ranging in age from age from 20-years-old to 60-years-old. Police believe they have all their names.

The 10 male suspects who were arrested will be arraigned later today.

Published reports are unclear about who actually ran the ring and whether that person or persons have been arrested.

Comments

[S M L]

Good that they're breaking it up. The girls may have 'known what they were doing' however one has to wonder about the circumstances that led these kids to go that route. Poverty? Escape from overbearing families? Desperation? Who are these kids? From what socioeconomic stratum do they come? Much more information is needed for this to mean much to this blog's community.

The notion of a 60-year old 'regular customer' of sexual services from 14 year olds is revolting.

[Lubavitchers are Christians]

These haredim are getting more and more disgusting. Operating an under-age prostitution ring is so vile.

[chief]

who said they are chareidim?kind of biased?

[Apple Juice]

Apparently the perpetrators of this horrific crime were operated by Hilonim NOT haredim.

Israel'l white slave trade is operated totally by secular israelis.

[Lubavitchers are Christians]

This blog is dedicated to haredim. So I know that the perpetrators of this horrific crime are the haredim. Its elementary, dear Watson.

[zibble]

"Lubavitchers are Christians" - you are either an idiot or a troll, plain & simple.

[chief]

''This blog is dedicated to haredim.''
to be bashed by racists,
like Lubavitchers are Christians
the name says it all.

[Yet Another Anonymous Coward]

Where were the childrens' fathers?

I smell lawyers. The cloying scent of family law. Do I hear the cries of innocent men, torn asunder from their children by restraining orders and false allegations of domestic violence?

Or am I just projecting?

It doesn't matter - because it's germane.

Where are the girls' fathers?

And - why?

[Isa]

""""Where are the girls' fathers?""""

The girls' fathers are gone from the scene [broken family] or very possibly have abused their daughters one way or the other

[S M L]

Have any further facts emerged about this? Otherwise its only relevance is that this happened in Israel - which should hardly be a surprise; it can happen anywhere and has.

[old time brookly]

have to call a spade a spade - nothing linking chassids

[Maskil]

This means the police had to sit idly by and watch what they knew to be arranged prostitution of minors going on for a long period of time without interfering. How many times is it worth letting someone get raped if it can lead to the capture and successful prosecution of more rapists? A real moral dilemma.

If it was your daughter (or son) would you be happy the police didn't intervene and prevent the sexual encounter given that the perpetrator is now going to go to prison? Or would you have prefered the police step in and stop the incident before it happened, you know, since they knew exactly when where and how it would go down?

[Jeff]

There are simply no words.

As I just said in the other comment thread - Herzl's dream is dead.