UNITED KINGDOM
The Jewish Daily Forward
London — Media outlets have identified Chaim Halpern as the man believed to be arrested in London on charges of sexual misconduct.
The London Metropolitan police arrested four men they would not name on Wednesday morning in connection with an investigation into sexual misconduct. Two media outlets reported that one of those arrested is believed to be Halpern, 54, of the Beis Hamedrash Divrei Chaim synagogue.
A Beis Hamedrash Divrei Chaim spokesman would not comment when asked by JTA about reports in The Times of Israel and Behadrei Haredim, an Israel-based haredi Orthodox news site, of the rabbi’s alleged arrest. The spokesman would not give his name.
According to The Jewish Chronicle, police arrested four men on Wednesday in the area in connection with investigations into sexual assault and perverting the course of justice, including one unnamed 54-year-old man. Police said they could not provide further details.
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