Pedophilia

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

Image from the arrest of a Bat Yam resident, charged with sexual offenses against his two granddaughters

Israel Police arrest man linked with committing serious sexual offenses against his granddaughters

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Petah Tikva man accused of raping 5-year-old daughter repeatedly, sending recordings on Telegram


Suspected pedophile: I tried to recreate Eilat gang rape with 13-year-old

According to the indictment, Sherf, 21, raped the girl on two different occasions, beat and strangled the girl, and offered drugs and alcohol to her.

The coronavirus hotel in Jaffa where the alleged rape took place.

Teenager indicted for raping 10-year-old girl during burglary

The indictment details that after breaking into the room where the girl and her younger siblings were sleeping, the young man laid next to her and began licking and biting her face.

Abuse of minors.

Policewoman goes undercover as minor to uncover 23 pedophiles

The involved suspects face charges ranging from indecent acts to sexual assault of a minor.

Israeli children in second grade (7 - 8 years old) using computers in a class room during a lesson at the "Janusz Korczak" school  in Jerusalem. May 17, 2011.

Supreme Court rejects Malka Leifer's appeal against extradition

Her extradition of to Australia for sexual abuse is all but certain after the justice minister says he will sign extradition order 'without delay.'

Malka Leifer

Judges express skepticism over Leifer’s Supreme Court extradition appeal

The judges expressed skepticism on several occasions to the claims by Leifer’s defense attorneys.

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israel Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem

How can pedophiles be stopped from entering Israel? - analysis

For all the media coverage that Leifer’s case has garnered, it is a separate phenomenon involving sexual predators which has become the greater problem.

Malka Leifer, An Ultra orthodox teacher wanted in Australia for child sex abuse, seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 29, 2020.

Leifer extradition appeal set for Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has already rejected several appeals by Leifer’s defense team on different aspects of her case.

MALKA LEIFER, surrounded by Israel Prison Service guards, covers her face in Jerusalem District Court on February 14, 2018.

Seven indicted for sex crimes against minors after undercover operation

Adding Tuesday's indictments, the undercover sting operation has so far resulted in a total of 28 indictments being filed against 28 different defendants.

Malka Leifer, An Ultra orthodox teacher wanted in Australia for child sex abuse, seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 29, 2020.

Brooklyn rabbi accused of pedophilia dies from coronavirus

Rabbi Joel Kolko, who had taught at the Ocean Parkway yeshiva Torah Temimah, had been accused on multiple occasions of having molested male students.

Yeshiva Torah Temimah

Tiberias man arrested for molesting 11-year-old girl

The investigation raised suspicions that Agbaria used to also have conversations of a sexual nature with a friend of the victim (also 11 years old) and tried to persuade her to meet with him as well

Suspected pedophile Muhammad Agbaria