POLICE DETAIN PEDOPHILE ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING OVER 140 MINORS

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In the largest pedophile case in Israel's history, Beno Reinhorn was arrested last week under suspicion of committing a series of sexual offenses against more than 140 minors.

Reinhorn is accused of offenses that include rape, sexual assault, sodomy, indecent exposure, online assault and more.

Reinhorn allegedly lured his victims through various social media platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp using a number of disguises including an agent at a modeling agency, a TV and movie producer and bathing suit designer.

Reinhorn would exploit young girls’ innocence and convinced them to send him revealing, and at times, nude photographs of themselves.

Reinhorn had systematically used this technique on his victims for years, while ensuring that his victims would keep their correspondence on social media a secret from their parents and friends.

When parents, other family members or friends of the victims would confront Reinhorn, he would immediately end the correspondence and block that person and the victim involved from contacting him again.

Reinhorn, 35, lives in Herzliya with his wife and two children. He is a handball coach and is employed by the Herzliya Municipality.

His wife, Moran Menda Reinhorn, maintains he is innocent.

The Israel Police have been investigating the case for several months using a variety of surveillance techniques that connected the 140-plus victims to the suspect.