Child sexual abuse

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

"Let us pledge that the year ahead will bring swift intervention, accessible care, and unwavering protection to every child in distress." 

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein abuse victims sue estate over child abuse image archive, seeking $6 m. in damages

A photograph taken on June 22, 2025 shows the American flag flapping in the air at US Embassy, south London.

US embassy staffer smuggled out of London amid allegations of indecent child imagery - report

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

State appeals 17-year sentence for man who posed as woman to direct child sex crimes


Why do abused children become emotionally-detached adults? - study

The research was a joint effort between scientists at Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University in California.

Child abuse (illustrative)

Patriot Front member pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

28-year-old Patriot Front member Jared Boyce will face up to 30 years in prison at his sentencing on Tuesday.

Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front protest drag show brunch fundraiser ahead of a Drag Show Story Hour in Chardon, Ohio, U.S., April 1, 2023.

West Bank teacher arrested for sexually assaulting students

Police have opened an investigation following suspicion raised after several complaints were filed against the teacher.

 ONE CHALLENGE: The ongoing classroom shortage. Pictured: At a Beit Hakerem school.

ISIS women using 13-year-old boys as sex slaves to breed new fighters - opinion

Some refuse to accept Caliphate's territorial defeat and seek to bear it more children – using pubescent boys within the camps as sexual partners.

A view of areas where ISIS is still active, from the Kurdish Peshmerga frontline on Mount Qarachogh.

Pedophile was ignored in Israel, then arrested in the US

In 2022, he confessed to the crimes he committed six years earlier in Israel and was sentenced last week.

Police

R. Kelly's controversial new album 'I Admit It' released as bootleg

The R&B singer and record producer is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for sexual abuse charges against him.

R. Kelly performs in the "Mr. Show Biz Presents: The Light it Up Tour" of 2006

Letters from the Editor November 28, 2022: Reporting sexual abuse

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it - report

The previously unreported findings by investigators about the alleged role of commanders and the systematic nature of attacks in some locations are part of patterns of alleged sexual violence.

Russian soldiers

Israeli father convicted of sexually abusing his daughter - report

Yosef Ra'anan, 74, was sentenced to six years in prison and NIS 100,000 in damages after he confessed to committing sex crimes against his daughter.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

It is time for all sectors in Israel to combat sexual abuse - editorial

Living in a religious community does not afford one or one’s children protection from predators. All sectors of Israeli society need to address and combat sexual abuse.

 Israeli kids wearing school bags.