Child abuse

Baby with a gun: Bizarre photographs lead Israel Police to illegal weapons in Arab-Israeli town

The police investigation, conducted alongside the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), uncovered photographic evidence proving that the suspects possessed and carried illegal firearms.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
An infant is seen propped up on a sofa next to an M16 rifle, in a series of incriminating photos obtained by Israel Police.
A father talking to his son on a winter morning in Jaffa street, both wearing protective masks, Jerusalem, November 5th, 2020

Trauma is a reality, but hope is a strategy

Hope is a rigorous, strategic framework built on early intervention, structured support, and a collective refusal to let trauma dictate a child's future.

|ByERAN ZIMRIN
Little girl with teddy bear near light wall indoors, back view

Shared vulnerability: Addressing child abuse in diverse Israeli communities

Our children's futures depend entirely on our willingness to build bridges of trust, unique to every neighborhood, across Israel.

|ByERAN ZIMRIN
An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Teen arrested after reportedly sexually assaulting 5-year-old child in Modi'in Illit bomb shelter

Police reported cases of child sexual abuse, endangerment in a motor vehicle, and domestic abuse within a span of two weeks in late June and early July 2026.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

Connecticut man escapes 20 years in captivity with only paper, hand sanitizer, and a lighter

The unnamed male victim was reportedly able to escape after he lit a fire in his locked room.

MARCH 31, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An officer stands guard at Crosby High School, in Waterbury, Connecticut, US, April 23, 2016.

Child marriage banned in Washington, DC, after push by Jewish advocates

The capital now joins a tally of 13 states and two US territories that have banned child marriage outright. Ten more have laws pending that would eliminate the practice.

MARCH 28, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Wedding rings are seen during the Central European Wedding Show in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023.

Couple sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison after keeping adopted black kids as slaves

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, was sentenced Wednesday to 215 years in prison and her 64-year-old husband Donald Lantz received a sentence of 160 years.

MARCH 22, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police vehicles are seen parked near a park where, according to the police, a gunman opened fire, in Richmond, Virginia U.S. JUNE 6, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video

Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans

The arrested man, a 20-year-old, had made statements online about his interest in “political and revenge-driven” mass casualty events, drawing inspiration from the 2018 Tree of Life attack.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Six-week-old baby hospitalized with severe injuries, parents suspected of abuse

The baby was found to have multiple fractures, including broken ribs, an arm, and a leg, as well as brain and eye hemorrhages (brain and eye bleeds).

MARCH 6, 2025ByURI SELA, YANIR YAGNA
View of the new Neonatal intensive care unit in the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on February 24, 2014.

US indicts neo-Nazis accused of running online child sexual exploitation ring

The pair are allegedly members of CVLT, “an online group that espoused neo-Nazism, nihilism, and pedophilia as its core principles.”

JANUARY 31, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Lev Tahor cult leader arrested in El Salvador, to be extradited to Israel

Rumpler is wanted on charges of serious child abuse and attempted to leave Guatemala on a fake passport after previously being placed under a travel ban, according to reports in Israeli media.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eliezer Rumpler, from the Lev Tahor Haredi Jewish sect arrives to the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on June 28, 2020.

Kindergarten teachers arrested on suspicion of child abuse in Modi'in

Israeli police arrest daycare staff in Modi'in for alleged child abuse, following similar case in Tel Aviv where a toddler was injured.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

Tel Aviv daycare owner and assistants arrested for child abuse

The arrests follow an investigation initiated last weekend after a one-year-old toddler returned home from daycare with a broken arm. 

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByHODIA RAN
A DAYCARE CENTER in Jerusalem. [Illustrative photo]

Relative of rescued Lev Tahor member discusses group's psychological abuse - interview

Oded Twik emotionally described the most meaningful moments in the process of rescuing family members from the Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByMAYA COHEN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Lev Tahor members demands the release of members of the community after prosecutors say Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and teenagers from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 21, 2024.