Sexual harassment

Israeli woman sues New Jersey rabbi for sexual assault, defamation

Avraham Appel, of Jackson, abused his position as a trusted community leader to sexually assault and exploit the woman, an Israeli immigrant who came to him as a single mother, the lawsuit said.

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

Suspect arrested after photographing influencer naked in changing room also accused of rape

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2025.

ICC suspends prosecutor Karim Khan following sexual misconduct investigation

An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

Over 2,400 sexual assault complaints filed in IDF in 2025, military reports


Harish mayor indicted for indecent acts after seven women complain of sexual assault

Many of these acts of violation took place in the municipality's offices and during work hours. In a few instances, he worked to advance the requests put in by the women.

 Screen capture from video of Harish Mayor Yitzhak Keshet, 2024.

Senior MDA paramedic under investigation for sexually abusing teenage girls

The paramedic, who is also a Holon municipal employee allegedly committed rape, indecent acts, soliciting minors in exchange for money, and threatening alleged victims with a weapon.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; 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

IDF reservist indicted for sexual offenses against female soldier – report

The indictment alleges that he touched the soldier and showed her explicit photos of himself, then on a subsequent drive, committed unspecified indecent acts while she sat crying, KAN reported.

 Sexual harassment dictionary snip; illustrative

More than half of Israeli universities fail to report sexual harassment complaints

The report found that some universities have only one staff member handling thousands of sexual harassment cases.

 An aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock in front and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

The Jewish community shouldn't sing Peter Yarrow’s songs - and here's why - opinion

Peter Yarrow was convicted, served time in jail, received a presidential pardon and explicitly acknowledged and apologized, albeit weakly, for his actions.

Peter Yarrow holds a guitar with a set list taped to it during a performance at City Vineyard in New York City, Jan. 9, 2018.

For the children online: Virtual police stations from hotline 105 arrive on Roblox and Minecraft

The protection of children online takes a step forward: Virtual police stations from Hotline 105 have been placed within the popular online games Roblox and Minecraft.

 Protecting children online

Eyal Golan addresses resurfaced sexual abuse claims against him

Golan also said that he had completely changed his lifestyle and that all of those around him at the time of the alleged incidents we

 Israeli artist Eyal Golan performs at Bloomfield Stadium, in Tel Aviv. June 13, 2024.

'Jake Segal' pleads guilty to 12 counts of deceiving women

Rabbi Yosef Paryzer, known as "Jake Segal," pleaded guilty to defrauding 12 women out of a total of 30 counts into relationships by using false identities, which is considered rape under Israeli law.

 "Jake Segal" was not who the women he seduced online thought he was.

Justin Baldoni files a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times

Baldoni, facing legal action from Lively over claims of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign, claims the NYT reported on her "unverified and self-serving narratives."

Actor/filmmaker and VOS Honoree, Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December 09, 2024 in New York City.