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Ali Harb

How was an alleged Israeli ‘child sex predator’ allowed to leave the US?

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested as part of an undercover operation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and federal agents targeting 'child sex predators' [File: Ethan Miller/Getty Images via AFP]

A senior Israeli official was arrested in the United States earlier this month and charged with seeking sexual conduct with a minor, only to be released on bail with no conditions or monitoring, allowing him to flee to Israel.

The case involving Tom Artiom Alexandrovich in Nevada is now stirring controversy, with politicians and social media commentators accusing the government of interfering in the judicial process to allow the cybersecurity official to return home without facing justice.

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