Child abuse
Israeli nurse arrested on suspicion of abusing three-year-old, causing two leg fractures
The suspect, a nurse of about 15 years with no prior criminal record, was detained on suspicion of abusing a helpless minor and causing serious injury.
'Cruel and systematic': Netanya-based caregiver convicted of abusing 12 toddlers
More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds
'Ritual sexual abuse' of minors: Senior religious Zionist rabbi warns of ‘social narcissism’
Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case
Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.
After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men
Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and physical capacity.”
Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says
Iran's treatment of prisoners in 2025 was also rife with abuses, according to the report, with 2,513 cases of prisoners being held in inappropriate conditions.
Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases
The release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein is delayed as the Justice Department uncovers over a million potentially relevant files, including new details on Trump's flights on Epstein's jet.
Ultra-Orthodox child forgotten on bus and left alone at West Bank checkpoint, police probe parents
The child's parents, a haredi couple residing in Modi'in Ilit, were located on Monday morning and subsequently taken into questioning by police officers.
Shein childlike sex doll scandal shines light on marketplaces' dark corners
The French Finance Ministry on Friday halted the suspension proceedings of Chinese online retailer Shein initiated last week after the Chinese retailer withdrew all illicit products.
Oklahoma sex offender on Most Wanted List found in NYC, 13 years after staged abduction
The now 44-year-old was convicted in a 2008 case after he was found guilty on five counts of possession of child pornography.
Child bride forced to pay abusive husband's family blood money or Iran will execute her
Forced to marry at 12 years old, sources told IranWire her husband began physically and emotionally abusing her after she refused to become pregnant a second time.
Louisiana teen rescued from box in Pittsburgh basement after online grooming
Police said the girl had been contacted on the popular app Snapchat by 26-year-old Ki-Shawn Crumity, who said he would help arrange for her to be adopted, police said.
Armed man wearing ‘non-offending pedophile’ sign disrupts Wikipedia conference
The New York Post identified the man as 27-year-old Connor Weston. He had reportedly told the crowd, “I’m a non-contact pedophile. I want to kill myself.”
