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Fugitive American convicted of pedophilia arrested in Netanya By Yuval Goren Tags: Israel News, Crime, Netanyah Police last week arrested an American convicted of pedophilia who had been hiding in Israel. The fugitive man was located when his wife flew over to visit him, leading investigators straight to his Netanya hideout. Samuel Arthur Silverman, a 69-year-old social worker and Israeli citizen, was arrested in Oregon in 1997 on charges of sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys. He was convicted after pleading guilty, and was sentenced to jail. However, he left the state in 2000 and has been living in Israel for at least part of the time since. Advertisement Silverman has an Israeli ID card - thought to be fraudulent - identifying him as Avraham Cohen, and is being held in Jerusalem awaiting deportion to the United States. Interpol informed the Israel Police several days ago that Silverman's wife, Sandra, was due to fly to Israel, apparently to visit her husband. "We knew this was the best option, and maybe the only, to reach him, and after we ascertained the wife had boarded the plane in the U.S., we waited for her at Ben-Gurion airport, and the next morning she landed and we follwed her," said Chief Superintendent Yoav Kotler. Silverman's wife took a taxi straight to her husband's home on Shmuel Hanetziv Street in Netanya. Police detectives identified Silverman when he came out of one of the apartment buildings and arrested him as he was helping his wife with her suitcase. Police had previously searched for Silverman at a different Netanya address that Interpol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation gave them several months ago, but found no sign of him there. Related articles: Government opposes law to fund therapy for child sex victims Holon woman, 43, charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old Rabbi under house arrest after 18 years worth of sex charges Bookmark to del.icio.us   Who's missing? Haredi parties absent from Jerusalem coalition for first time in decades. 'Kavosh 2' Amid nuclear tensions, Iran says it successfully launched rocket.   1.   One of ours 08:11  |  Dani Reiss 26/11/08   2.   The bolthole for Jewish villains that is Israel 09:11  |  Clickfool 26/11/08   3.   He is Israeli, why not state that in the headline! 09:32  |  Benjamina 26/11/08   4.   Clickfool # 2. 10:29  |  David Nigel Braham 26/11/08   5.   Benyamina he has fraudulent Israeli papers 11:50  |  x-ray 26/11/08   6.   CFOOL He is being deported.! Can`t you read? 14:05  |  PETER SM 26/11/08   7.   x-ray : read again please, you are mistaken! 15:35  |  Benjamina 26/11/08   8.   one down, and lots of arms smugglers to go 18:01  |  PL 26/11/08

Read & React Documents reveal IDF killed wanted Palestinians against court guidelines Responses: 178 Israel asks Bush to explain its 'special relationship' with U.S. to Obama Responses: 115 Settler teens rampage through Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron Responses: 126 Aluf Benn: Obama's challenge will be to persuade Netanyahu to advance peace Responses: 57 Judea Pearl: Israel and Palestinians should apologize to each other Responses: 52 More Headlines 01:11 At least 80 people dead, hostages taken in multiple Mumbai attacks 23:55 AG seeks to indict Olmert over double-billing affair 22:07 Pines-Paz: It's a tragic day for Israel when a PM is indicted 23:44 Barak: We will evacuate settlers from Hebron house, by force if necessary 18:30 Lebanon asks Iran to supply its army with midsize weapons 23:40 UN watchdog clears Syria bid for atomic aid, despite world doubts 01:30 Who stole Hitler's golden bookmark? 17:27 Holocaust survivor to meet her Polish savior after 60 years 19:25 Haredi parties absent from Jerusalem coalition for first time in decades 18:29 Amid nuclear tensions, Iran says it successfully launched rocket 21:46 Borat's brother - a.k.a. Erran Baron Cohen - releases Hanukkah CD 18:28 Livni urges Thailand to commute Israeli drug smugglers' death sentence 18:28 Hamas, Fatah women brawl in Gaza as factional tempers flare 18:19 Short on fuel, Gazans use car batteries to restart power plant 13:31 Ban: Israel, Lebanon must 'seize the moment' and make peace 18:22 Settler rabbi: Peace Now chief should be jailed for treason Previous Editions Select Day 26 nov 25 nov 24 nov 23 nov 21 nov 20 nov 19 nov 18 nov 17 nov 16 nov 14 nov 13 nov

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