The National Insurance Institute official arrested last week for allegedly molesting and committing other indecent acts against 14 employees was named Sunday as 52-year-old Rehovot resident Yossi Kasri, a senior official in the National Insurance Institute.

For the past two years, Kasri has served as the director of the Rishon Letzion branch of the NII. Before that, he directed the Jerusalem branch, among other branches.

Police plan to release Kasri on bail under restricting conditions on Sunday.

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According to the police, Kasri has cooperated with the investigation against him. Police hope the release of his name will prompt other victims to come forward with their complaints. At present, around half the complaints against Kasri are from women who were employed at his branch of the NII as part of their national service.

The investigation into Kasri's activities was launched after an anonymous letter reached the desk of the police commissioner six weeks ago. The complaint was passed on to the police's financial crime investigation unit, which is responsible for investigations related to the NII.

The letter led investigators to one of the complainants against Kasri, and through her, to another. Complaints against Kasri had also been filed with the disciplinary department of the civil service commission. These included allegations that Kasri had committed indecent acts against female employees, and/or sexually harassed them.

The police reported last week that Kasri had confessed to having committed the acts attributed to him.

Kasri's attorney responded to the police saying that his client was a "father figure" who admitted to embracing his female employees affectionately. He also admits to having kissed them on the cheek but denies touching workers' genitals. He also denies the allegation that any contact with his female employees was done out of any kind of sexual desire.

The police investigation found that the alleged harassment may have been going on for at least two years. The investigation also found that Kasri had been warned about his behavior toward women co-workers in the past.