A popular rabbi from a community in the north of Israel was arrested for allegedly molesting minors

The rabbi, age 60, was arrested after he requested to leave the country for a celebration of a famous rabbi. The rabbi's name and certain details about the case are still under a gag order. The rabbi is suspected of sodomizing a fourteen-year-old girl three years ago, as well as molesting additional minors, both male and female, over the course of 2010. Police have been investigating this case for the last several months. The investigation has been headed by police-superintendent Ariyeh Alkobi, who says that there have been three charges of molestation uncovered thus far. Police say there are other minors who were also molested, but they have not yet filed formal complaints with police.