A 21-year-old Mazkeret Batya resident was indicted for posing as a woman on social media and instructing parents to commit sex crimes against their children, the state attorney announced on Sunday.
The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including encouraging sodomy, rape, and indecent acts against children and family members; attempting to cause the rape of a minor family member; using the body of a minor to make inappropriate content; threats; and many other charges.
Upon Alfi’s requests, in a number of cases, fathers committed indecent acts on their children, while other family members committed acts against minors, documented it, and sent the documentation to Alfi, the state attorney said.
The suspect presented himself as a woman for over a year on various social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Telegram, and Catch Chat, using online AI tools to edit audio files to make himself sound like a woman.
The defendant also corresponded with dozens of users, including minors, encouraging them to engage in sexual acts.
In February, one of the people Alfi had persuaded to commit sex crimes was indicted on suspicion that he had committed serious sex offenses against a two-year-old girl in his family, including oral sex.
These acts were filmed and shown to Alfi, who was posing as a 35-year-old woman.
Inappropriate content
Over 220 files with inappropriate content, including content featuring minors, were found on the suspect’s computer. The state attorney asked the court to extend Alfi’s arrest until the end of legal proceedings against him.
The suspect “with his own hands caused severe sex crimes against many minors,” the state attorney’s cyber crimes department said in the request to extend Alfi’s arrest.
He “did not stop, did not hesitate, and did not worry as he staged a live stream of horrifying harm to a baby, toddler, four-year-old, seven-year-old, and many other minors.”