An 83-year-old resident of Netanya was arrested Thursday under suspicion of raping his two granddaughters and molesting them 16 years ago.
The suspect denied the allegations.
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Earlier this week, the two alleged victims, who are not sisters, arrived at a Netanya police station and filed a complaint against their grandfather for sexual offenses to which they were subjected when they were children .
The two noted that the suspect had used various occasions in which they were under his supervision to sexually abuse them. Both added that he had told each one separately – one seven-years-old at the time and the other, eight-years-old – that they must keep everything a secret.
The complainants said that only several months ago they discovered they were both harboring the same secret for so many years and decided to file a complaint.
Following the complaint, police launched an investigation into the circumstances and the suspect was arrested. He will be brought Thursday to the Petah Tikva Magistrates Court for a remand hearing.