Sexual abuse

State attorney rejects request by Israeli NGOs to take steps against OnlyFans

According to N12, the request detailed similar cases from around the world, where indictments were filed against the platform following suspicions of sexual abuse and exploitation of women.

The logo for OnlyFans is seen on a device; illustrative, August 19, 2021.
 U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Epstein used London flats to house and abuse trafficked women, BBC reports

 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.

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

IDF female combat soldiers.

Military defense attorney indicted over alleged sex offenses against 10 soldiers and recruits


Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment

Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney's office say Combs used his business empire to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.

 Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on superseding charges in front of Judge Arun Subramanian, at the federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Fake rabbi sentenced to 135 years for sexually abusing adoptive sons

Hayim Nissim Cohen, a former TikTok rabbi, was sentenced for the sexual assault of his adoptive sons, ending his deceptive career.

 Gavel and handcuffs on a leather surface.

The #metoo movement never extended to Jewish, Israeli women - opinion

Sexual violence against women faces outrage around the world. When sexual violence is committed, UN hearings are held and protests are staged.

FORMER HOSTAGE Amit Soussana, who endured sexual violence while in captivity after she was kidnapped on October 7 in the Hamas attack, is flanked by US First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as she receives the International Women of Courage Award at the State Department.

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel leading the battle against sexual violence

From legislative victories to international advocacy, CEO Orit Sulitzeanu discusses the fight for survivors.

 ARCCI CEO Orit Sulitzeanu at the Jerusalem Post 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men of 2023 gang rape charges

The case was dismissed after the court rejected the accuser’s testimony, calling her story inconsistent and contradictory. 

 A flag of Cyprus flies on a vessel of the Port and Marine Police in Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus December 6, 2023.

Frankfurt’s Jewish community launches its own sexual abuse hotline amid crises and pressure

The new hotline is unique among Germany’s 103 organized Jewish communities, each known as a “Gemeinde.”

Members of Or Tamid, an advocacy group in Frankfurt for survivors of sexual abuse, from left to right, Haleli Shomer Shalom, Roglit Ishay, Daniela Shemer and Niels Gerhardt.

'The needs of the country are not as important as the needs of the private person'

Rape Crisis Center head spoke at the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit 2025.

  Orit Sulitzeanu, executive director of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel

'Half-naked, terrified, surrounded by gunmen': Ex-hostage recalls abduction to Gaza - NYT

In order to protect herself from sexual abuse from the terrorists standing in front of her, she told them in English that she had her period.

 Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, 31, who is originally from Mexico, kidnapped with her boyfriend during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, speaks as supporters and relatives of hostages held in Gaza gather in front of the White House, ahead of a Trump-Netanyahu meeting, February 4, 2025.

Mazkeret Batya man indicted for posing as woman to orchestrate child sex crimes  

The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including causing sodomy rape and indecent acts against children and family members.

 A courtroom (illustrative)

Former flight attendant pleaded guilty for recording minors in airplane bathrooms

The former flight attendant is now facing up to 20 years in prison and was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of children.

 American Airlines