Kiryat Gat Police arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion he sexually assaulted 14 adult and elderly women over a period that spanned three months. The majority of the victims were immigrants from the former Soviet Union and their ages raged from 53 to 87.
They were usually performed in building stairwells or in deserted streets near the man's residence.
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The suspect would leave Kiryat Gat in between attacks. He admitted to the allegations and has been remanded in custody until Sunday.
Police began to suspect a serial sex offender was loose in Kiryat Gat after linking two cases of a similar nature. A special investigation team created thereafter traced 12 victims who had avoided pressing charges.
According to the police, in one of the cases, the assailant pushed an 87-year-old woman to the ground and left her with a fracture in her hand and other contusions.