A judge on Monday rejected an Israeli cybersecurity official’s attempt to throw out his indictment in a child sex sting case .

Tom Alexandrovich was arrested in August as part of a multi-agency operation to target suspected child sex predators in the Las Vegas area. His swift release and departure from the country led to controversy .

Critics online accused the government of interceding on behalf of the state of Israel, which the U.S. State Department denied . Federal and state prosecutors sparred publicly over the case .

Alexandrovich, who appeared in court via Zoom , was indicted in October on a count of luring children or mentally ill persons with use of technology with the intent to engage in sexual conduct.

“Mr. Alexandrovich’s life’s been turned upside down as a result of a polic

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