Israeli Prison Services (IPS) officers arrested a known sex offender as he was performing “indecent acts” in a park where children were present last week, IPS stated.
According to the statement, officers from the “Tzur” enforcement and monitoring unit for sex offenders apprehended a sex offender at a playground in the south of the country.
Sex offender caught drinking
Officers observed the suspect “drinking alcohol, entering a public park where minors were present, and performing indecent acts in public,” IPS added.
The suspect, who is a resident of the city, was “subdued, and he was taken to a police station for questioning."
The Tzur unit “continues to act decisively and professionally to enforce supervision orders on sex offenders, for the sake of public safety and the protection of minors and vulnerable individuals,” the statement noted.