Sexual abuse scandal

Gaza Freedom Flotilla rocked by sexual misconduct allegations against senior member aboard ship

Allegations of sexual misconduct have rocked the Gaza Freedom Flotilla as a senior member faces accusations of inappropriate behavior aboard the ship, sparking an investigation.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.
US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Matt Gaetz claims Israeli operation behind prostitution, underage sex allegations

“Anti-semitism used to mean somebody who didn’t like Jews. Now it just means somebody Jews don’t like," Gaetz said in the episode.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell speaks at the opening session of the Church of England General Synod, in London, Britain, February 10, 2025.

Church of England faces backlash over alleged leak of 200 abuse victims' information

"I have a right to lifelong anonymity under the law. This protection has now been severely compromised through no choice of my own," one of the survivors said.

|ByREUTERS
MK Hanoch Milwidsky attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on November 25, 2024.

Knesset members receive intimate photos, explicit conversations of Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky

Milwidsky said that the intimate photos were photoshopped and claimed that they were released to harm his political career.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cuomo accused by current staffer of suggestive comments, ogling

Alyssa McGrath, 33, became the latest of at least eight women who have publicly alleged sexual misconduct by Cuomo.

MARCH 20, 2021ByREUTERS
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks at a news conference. New York City, New York, U.S., March 2, 2020

Tackling sexual abuse among ultra-Orthodox is especially difficult - analysis

How his activities did not come to light sooner?

MARCH 15, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
ZAKA leader Rabbi Yehuda Meshi-Zahav and members of ZAKA, attend a simulation drill on June 21, 2011. Members of ZAKA, most of whom are Orthodox Jews, assist ambulance crews, aid in the identification of the victims of terror, road accidents and other disasters, and where necessary gather body parts

Police open sex abuse investigation against ZAKA founder Meshi-Zahav

Meshi-Zahav on Friday forfeited on Friday his position as head of ZAKA as well as the Israel Prize he was set to receive this year.

MARCH 15, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yehuda Meshi Zahav

Sex scandal dooms Andrew Cuomo to history's trash heap - opinion

Long vanished is the luster of the guy who only a year ago was widely admired for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

MARCH 10, 2021ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
NEW YORK GOV. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a COVID-19 vaccination site in New York City on Monday.

Brooklyn Shomrim head arrested for attempted sex with minor

Daskal "exploited the vulnerability of a young teenager by grooming her for sex."

MARCH 5, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
Illustrative photo of handcuffs

French actor Depardieu placed under sexual violence investigation

The judicial source said Depardieu had been placed under formal investigation on December 16 last year and that he had not been held in custody or asked to post bail.

FEBRUARY 24, 2021ByREUTERS
Actor Gerard Depardieu poses during a photocall to promote the movie 'Saint Amour' at the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 19, 2016.

Gov't agent impersonating a 14-year-old brings down 10 sexual offenders

The agent, impersonating an underage teenager, joined various apps where these sexual exchanges take place freely.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN

Alleged sexual abuser Yuval Carmi to be indicted, under house arrest

Israel Police requested that his arrest be extended by another seven days, but the court wasn't convinced of the necessity to do so, so he was released to his home.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yuval Carmi, a psychologist suspected of committing sexual offenses on at least one of his patients is brought in for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on January 28, 2021.

Four minors detained on suspicion of raping nine-year-old girl - report

The boys, who are between the ages of 11-14, all deny the claims made against them.

DECEMBER 23, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A CHILD abuse victim is portrayed in this illustrative photo

The welcome extradition of Malka Leifer - opinion

Someone who takes advantage of his or her position of authority to prey on subordinates for sexual gratification warrants no sympathy.

DECEMBER 18, 2020ByRUTHIE BLUM
MALKA LEIFER, surrounded by Israel Prison Service guards, covers her face in Jerusalem District Court on February 14, 2018.