Child sexual abuse

Kiryat Yearim man arrested on suspicion of possessing pedophilic content

Investigators searched the suspect's home under a court-issued warrant, where they arrested him and seized electronic devices, including a laptop computer and a mobile phone.

Electronic devices seized by police during an investigation into a man suspected of being in possession of child sexual abuse material.
[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli elemantary school children prepare to go back to school, in moshav Yashresh, as schools and kindergardens re-open following a ceasefire agreement. April 9, 2026.

Tel Aviv teacher to be indicted, suspected of raping 12-year-old student

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Father sentenced to over 20 years for rape, sexual assault against toddler daughter, then-wife

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Math teacher arrested over alleged sexual offenses against student


Child sexual abuse at religious Jewish camps, schools no longer secret - opinion

If a young child today suffers abuse, chances are, it will have been recorded in some way. A reconstruction of that moment with the use of modern technology, enables them to speak up.

 ‘I CANNOT keep quiet.’

Israelis can now report internet child abuse to police online

The initiative falls under the auspices of the Israel Police's Unit 105, a section of the Lahav 433 unit that specifically handles children's safety on the Internet. 

 Young child uses the computer.

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