Sexual abuse

Woman accused of posing as man and deceiving women into sexual acts released to house arrest

According to police suspicions, the complainants’ consent to the alleged acts was obtained through deception, as they believed the person with whom they were in a relationship was a man.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

East Jerusalem resident arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts against 12-year-old girls

The offices of Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) are seen in Jerusalem, November 30, 2025

Former Border Police officer indicted over alleged sexual harassment of a minor on Instagram

Illustrative: Firemen and police officers at the scene where a car exploded on Peretz Street in Rishon Lezion on July 03, 2022.

Mother, partner indicted over alleged sexual abuse of four children


When the law fails to understand trauma, it fails justice - opinion

For more than three decades, ARCCI has witnessed the reality of sexual trauma firsthand. Every year, tens of thousands of survivors turn to Israel’s rape crisis centers.

From left: Ahlam Daniel, retired judge Dvora Berliner, journalist Vered Pelman, Taisia Zamolowski, Orit Sulitzeanu, 'N', Hila Tzur, and Hanania Rotem.

Clavicular's Tel Aviv visit causes rift among pro-Israel influencers over record of antisemitism

Clavicular, whose given name is Braden Peters, has said he hopes to film a “collab” with Netanyahu himself, whom he calls “The Big Yahu.”

Clavicular and models walk the runway during the 424 Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France.

Character over clicks: Clavicular is a symptom, not the disease - opinion

The conversation became about why Israeli creators were choosing to embrace someone whose online ecosystem has long been associated with antisemitism, misogyny, and extremism.

Clavicular walks the runway during the 424 Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France.

UK at a crossroads: Between multiculturalism, extremism, and loss of governance - opinion

A country that wants to lead the free world must first and foremost demonstrate its ability to confront its own problems.

A PLACARD reading ‘United Kingdom not Divided Kingdom’ is pictured during a march against the far Right, in central London, in 2026.

At least one in four women experienced violent behavior from partner or relative, study finds

According to data collected by The Israel Women’s Network (IWN) and presented in the “Great Women’s Survey 2026," at least 900,000 women have experienced violence from a partner or relative.

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Graham Platner faces rape accusation, prompting Democrat demands he drop from Maine Senate race

CNN reported that a woman accused him of entering her home without permission and raping her while he was intoxicated. He didn't indicate whether he was considering suspending or ending his campaign.

US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza

A Hamas terrorist was "hugging me, kissing me, saying that I'm beautiful, that I'm going to marry him," Gritzewsky told the Post • 'I am a woman who survived'

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky sharing her experience of sexual abuse at the UN Human Rights Council.

Two suspects indicted for running human trafficking network in Haifa, Kiryat Shmona

The indictment came at the culmination of a year-long undercover investigation that began in July of 2025, after suspicion arose regarding the suspects using social media to recruit victims.

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

US Supreme Court declines to hear Trump's bid to overturn $5m. E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse ruling

The justices turned away Trump's appeal after a lower court upheld the 2023 jury verdict and rejected Trump's arguments the trial was unfair because the judge permitted evidence of past misconduct.

E. Jean Carroll leaves the courthosue on September 6, 2024 in New York City. Both parties appear in court today as Trump's lawyers fight to overturn the jury's finding that he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll.

Australian man arrested for murder of 17-year-old as her stepmother calls for his execution

The 17-year-old Thai girl's body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya. The suspect faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand June 27, 2026.