Child sexual abuse

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.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the first time during a ceremony organised at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 11, 2025.
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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.

|ByREUTERS
Sam Kellner poses in his attorney's office in Brooklyn, nearly two decades into his legal journey as a whistleblower in his Hasidic community.

Federal judge allows lawsuit by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower against NYC to proceed

The 82-page ruling, by Judge Nina R. Morrison of the Eastern District of New York, effectively strips both the district attorney and the city of the legal immunity they usually have.

|ByHELLA WINSTON/JTA
Police car at night

Police seek more victims of Tiberias chess instructor accused of sexually assaulting young children

Police are investigating a Tiberias chess instructor suspected of sexually assaulting elementary school students and are seeking additional potential victims.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Ehud Barak crashed at Epstein’s apt. regularly, neighbors say - report

The building in question is located at 301 East 66th St. in New York's Upper East Side.

AUGUST 6, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein

Child sexual abuse – Part III: Prevention

A younger child can learn to say ‘I need to go’ and just get away.

JULY 10, 2019ByMICHAEL GROPPER
‘BODY SECRETS are not OK.’

Jewish settlers: 'Everyone is very confused and very frustrated' on child rape

Israeli settler and independent political strategist David Ha’ivri said that uncertainty regarding the suspect’s innocence and the motives behind the attack was a concern for many.

JUNE 26, 2019BySTEPHANIE WASSERMAN
Rape [illustration] 370

Think About It: A seven-year-old child was raped

Yes, also to haredi offenders, who for some reason, which is beyond my comprehension, seem to enjoy very lenient treatment at best, and total immunity within their communities at worst.

JUNE 23, 2019BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
U.S. government lawyers and U.S. Marshals are seen in this courtroom sketch, shortly before the accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was found guilty of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States, in Brooklyn federal court in New York, U.S., February 12, 2019

Israeli Police getting ready to indict minister suspected of shielding alleged pedophiles

Malka Leifer fled Australia to Israel after being accused of over 70 cases of child sexual abuse charges.

JUNE 23, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ya'acov Litzman

Rape case lawyer says to hold medical documents that counter rape claims

"My brother is innocent, and I hope there will be a fair trial," Katusa's brother said.

JUNE 19, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police patrol car [File]

Treatment for adult survivors of child sexual abuse: Part II

The primary objective of counseling adult survivors of CSA is to facilitate trauma resolution and foster healing and growth.

MAY 23, 2019ByMIKE GROPPER
"Sometimes, the emotional fallout of CSA may cause relationship problems at work, with friends, with a spouse and/or with his or her family."