ByALON HACHMONJUNE 11, 2026 11:02A 25-year-old Tel Aviv resident was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of violating the privacy of social media influencer Shir Weiss, and was questioned overnight on suspicion of rape.The additional allegation followed a complaint filed by another woman after the Israel Police published the suspect's photograph.Officers from the Lev Tel Aviv police station in the Yarkon district arrested the suspect on Wednesday on suspicion of privacy violations and alleged sexual offenses. The suspect was taken in for questioning and was subsequently remanded in custody. The investigation was launched following a complaint filed by social media influencer Shir Weiss, who said that while she was in a Bershka store at the TLV Mall, she noticed the suspect in a neighboring fitting room allegedly peering into the stall where she was trying on clothes and photographing her.Following the complaint, investigators conducted an extensive covert investigation during which they gathered evidence linking the suspect to the alleged offenses.As a result, police received court authorization to publish the suspect's photograph to locate him and establish his identity, after the evidence collected indicated suspicion beyond a reasonable doubt that he had committed the act.ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025. (credit: Police Spokesperson )Woman files rape complaint against privacy-violating suspectAfter the suspect's photograph was published with court approval, another complainant, a woman in her twenties who recognized the suspect from the published photograph, went to the Yarkon district police station and filed a complaint alleging that he raped her during the past several days.Maariv learned that the suspect is not known to police but is well acquainted with Tel Aviv's nightlife scene through his work.Police emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and said that any information from the public could help advance the legal proceedings and ensure a swift and effective response to the offenses attributed to the suspect.During the night, the suspect was questioned regarding both complaints, which are unrelated and were filed by two different complainants. On Thursday morning, he is expected to be brought before the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, where police will request an extension of his detention to continue the investigation.Follow us on Google