Police say they seized pills and different kinds of substances (illustration)
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Ger Hasid suspected of running illegal sex shop network
Police suspect the man, who claims to be a rabbi, sold sex improvement drugs and accessories to the haredi public without a license.
Jerusalem Police detectives arrested a 28-year-old Ger Hasid several days ago on suspicion of operating an illegal network of sex shops for the ultra-Orthodox public. The man is suspected of selling sex improvement drugs and accessories, among other things, without a license.
The detainee has claimed to be a rabbi. According to information obtained by the police, the network operated branches in Beitar Illit, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Netivot and other cities in Israel with haredi populations.
The police believe the network presented itself as "Kruvim" in ads posted in haredi neighborhoods.
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Rabbi Natan Alexander of Elazar gives online sex counseling to the faithful and sells kosher sex aids permitted by Jewish law.
The Jerusalem District Police offered the following response: "Police officers detained a man suspected of distributing hazardous substances as defined in the Pharmaceutics Law, seized pills and different kinds of materials which will be examined. The suspect was questioned and released. The investigation is ongoing."
