Officer proposed meeting the minor for sexual activity, offered money, requested photographs, and sent sexually explicit messages to a child under 14 years of age.
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A Border Police officer was indicted Wednesday on multiple counts of sexually abusing a child under 14 through Instagram, the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) announced on Thursday.
The indictment alleges that Yazan Goaya repeatedly proposed meeting the minor for sexual activity, offered money, requested photographs, and sent sexually explicit messages – even after being told that the child had not yet turned 14.
The indictment was filed with the Nazareth Magistrate’s Court by attorney Hila Cohen of the PID, the body responsible for investigating suspected criminal misconduct by police officers.
At the time of the crime, Goaya was serving in the Jerusalem Border Police.
Knowingly and repeatedly suggested meeting for sex with a minor
Prosecutors said they could not determine the precise dates of the alleged correspondence but that it occurred before September 15, 2024. The indictment was filed on August 12, 2026, nearly two years after the latest date provided for the correspondence.
Neither the indictment nor the department’s announcement explains the length of time between the alleged conduct and the filing of charges.
According to the charge sheet, Goaya knew the minor was under 14 but repeatedly suggested meeting for sex and proposed that the child come to his home and stay overnight.
He asked whether the minor had previously met or had sexual relations with adults, explained sexual acts, and continued sending explicit messages after the child disclosed their age and provided a date of birth.
The indictment further alleges that Goaya attempted to obtain the Instagram account of another minor for a proposed sexual encounter while continuing to make sexual proposals to the first child and offering money.
Goaya is charged under provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law covering repeated sexual proposals and repeated comments focusing on another person’s sexuality.
Under the law, such conduct toward a child under 15 may constitute sexual harassment even if the child did not expressly indicate that the attention was unwanted, provided that the alleged harasser is not also a minor.
The investigation was conducted by the Jerusalem team of the PID. Prosecutors notified the court that they may seek a prison sentence if Goaya is convicted.