US-born rabbi arrested in Israel after catfishing 30 women with fake dating profiles in which he claimed to be a guide dog trainer, reports say

• Yosef Mordechai Paryzer used the alias Jake Segal to connect with women on Tinder, police said.
• The 35-year-old married father of two claimed he worked for a guide dog charity.

A married rabbi is facing charges of "rape by deception" after tricking around 30 women into sex by creating fake identities on dating apps, the Mail Online reported.

Yosef Mordechai Paryzer, 35, was arrested in Israel for "duping" the women with a fake name and background story on sites such as Tinder and Bumble.

The father of two used aliases such as Jake Segal or Jake Westman to meet women online and claimed he was a guide dog trainer, Israel-based news outlet i24News reported.

One woman told Fox News Digital that she had even taken Paryzer to meet her parents, adding that her mother later raised alarm bells when she couldn't find anything about the rabbi online or through the Jewish community.

Paryzer was eventually caught when some of his accusers found out about each other, the Mail Online reported.

One of the women said the conversations with others Paryzer had duped were "devastating and very emotional" and it led them to banding together to confront the rabbi, per Fox News Digital.

She said Paryzer claimed that he was depressed and still attempted to conceal his full true identity, which only came out later.

Some of the accusers came together on social media to publish a joint statement that read: "Consensual sex performed under false pretenses, ie. false identity of the perpetrator, is a criminal offense that is legally defined as rape," per the report.

But Paryzer's lawyer told Fox News Digital in a statement that while his client's actions may have been immoral, they were not criminal.

"All social media networks and especially dating apps are full of lies, every adult knows this so anyone claiming these were serious relationships lacks logic and common sense," his attorney said, per the outlet.

"Once we have all the material for the case, we will be able to prove that," he added.

The rabbi is originally from New York City but moved to Israel about 10 years ago. He taught at a Jewish school but was recently fired, the Mail Online reported.