Ariel daycare scandal sparks uproar: hundreds of percent surge in online discourse

The Ariel daycare scandal: an indictment against the daycare director and two caregivers accuses them of more than 400 incidents of assault and abuse of 17 infants. A 'Dvora' report found a hundreds of percent surge in online discourse, with a rise from 20,000 interactions to nearly 98,000.

The Ariel daycare scandal has sparked a public uproar, with a hundreds of percent surge in online discourse. Last week, the State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against the director of the 'Luchik' daycare, Natalia Kisilevsky, and the two caregivers, Darina Khalupa and Anna Pegelsky. The indictment attributes to the three more than 400 incidents of assault and abuse of 17 infants and toddlers aged six months to three years, within less than two months. According to the indictment, in some cases toddlers were tied up, their breathing was blocked, or they were force-fed. A report by the company 'Dvora' found that the number of online interactions around the affair grew from about 20,000 to nearly 98,000. In closed parent groups on Facebook, discussions arose about cameras in daycares and behavioral signs that might raise suspicion of harm. The prosecution requested that the three be detained until the end of proceedings.