The cat abuse affair that stirred the country: Michel Trony and Denis Tchrakov arrested

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Michel Trony and Denis Tchrakov were arrested on suspicion of extorting, with threats, a young man who was filmed abusing a cat and his family members. According to Ynet, in one of the videos he posted on social media, Trony threatened the young man: "A fine, or you get billboards from me." According to Ice, the two demanded a payment of 20,000 shekels and threatened to expose the young man's details online.

According to N12, another internet personality, aged 40, was arrested following complaints from several people, including a minor, about threats and extortion online. According to the suspicion, he spread videos and demanded payment of "fines" on the claim that they had harmed animals.