Rape

Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings

Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty last week of the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and of Sheryl Wilkins in August 2025, and of the rape and serious assault of a third woman.

|ByREUTERS
Mugshot of Shimon Levy, 40, of London, England.
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Three minors indicted for threatening two others into performing sexual acts on each other

According to the indictment, the main defendant called on the complainants to approach him, after which the defendants allegedly subjected them to severe abuse for approximately two hours.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Illustrative: An Iraq police man stands with Iraqi soldiers as they man a fixed checkpoint close to the scene of an explosion in central Baghdad on November 15, 2008.

Outrage in Iraq after female detainee allegedly gang-raped by police, prison officials

A probe was launched after officials discovered surveillance cameras had been turned off at an Iraqi police station where a detainee was allegedly assaulted.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.

Petah Tikva man indicted for rape after allegedly posing as Nova festival survivor

Prosecutors say the 22-year-old ignored the woman's repeated objections, forced his way into her Petah Tikva apartment, and sexually assaulted her. They asked that he remain in custody pending trial.

|ByHODAYA RAN

Israel’s new rape law includes male victims, abolishes outdated 'sodomy' term

The Knesset passes a bill that redefines sexual assault, recognizing male victims.

APRIL 1, 2025ByAVRAHAM BLOCH
MK Limor Son Har-Melech attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024.

What happens after sexual assault? A guide to immediate care in Israel

Acute care units for survivors of sexual assault currently operate in 11 hospitals across Israel, providing comprehensive medical, emotional, and forensic care.

APRIL 1, 2025ByHODAYA RAN
The Lotus Center - acute care room at Kaplan medical center

Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men of 2023 gang rape charges

The case was dismissed after the court rejected the accuser’s testimony, calling her story inconsistent and contradictory. 

MARCH 31, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A flag of Cyprus flies on a vessel of the Port and Marine Police in Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus December 6, 2023.

'The needs of the country are not as important as the needs of the private person'

Rape Crisis Center head spoke at the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit 2025.

MARCH 26, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Orit Sulitzeanu, executive director of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel

Turning the victim into an aggressor - opinion

This antisemitic display will be remembered as a significant attempt by an international body to distort reality and promote the pervasive anti-Israel narrative at the UN.

MARCH 17, 2025ByDANNY DANON
A general view of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on "Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe," at the UN headquarters in New York, US, May 4, 2023.

A rape in India won’t stop Israelis from traveling there—should it? - opinion

Israelis love visiting India, making it one of the most popular destinations for Israeli backpackers. But is it worth the risk of sexual violence?

MARCH 13, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Gateway of India in Mumbai

'Blood Rights Council': Netanyahu, MKs bash UN report on IDF in Gaza

Knesset members call out the United Nations on double standards in advocacy.

MARCH 13, 2025ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Mazkeret Batya man indicted for posing as woman to orchestrate child sex crimes  

The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including causing sodomy rape and indecent acts against children and family members.

MARCH 10, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A courtroom (illustrative)

Israeli nationals wrongly accused of attempted gang rape in Thailand - report

Thai media later reported that two German nationals and a Turkish national were responsible after an investigation by Patong Police.

MARCH 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli woman gang raped in India, friend killed after being thrown into the river - report

A 27-year-old Israeli woman was reportedly gang raped, as was her female traveling companion, as her friend drowned in a nearby river.

MARCH 8, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police officers patrol the perimeters on the day farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, December 6, 2024 (illustrative)