A haredi man has reportedly been arrested and indicted after he set up other haredim who contacted online a person they thought was a female prostitute selling sex. The alleged extortionist worked with a haredi modesty squad. He allegedly threatened at least one of the haredi men who went to meet the prostitute with a beating to be carried out by four modesty squad members unless the victim paid thousands of dollars in protection money. The victim also had to surrender his cell phone and pledge to stay out of the online chat room. Police believe there are many more haredi victims who are afraid to come forward.
Here's the story in Hebrew on Kikar HaShabbat.