Sexual abuse

Ex-military prosecutor suspected of rape, exploiting soldiers for sex

Police say more than 50 women may have been victimized in the case, which emerged from a months-long covert investigation launched after complaints by two soldiers.

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National Missions Minister Orit Strock seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Daughter of National Missions Minister Orit Strock found dead, police investigate case

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Israel Police, State Attorney arrest 19-year-old for indecent acts against minors online

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are 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.

Epstein's estate settles class action lawsuit for 35 million dollars, denies all wrongdoing


One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

"The scale of this human rights violation is overwhelming, and it's been hard to fully grasp because of stigma, challenges in measurement, and limited investment in data collection."

 A woman holds a placard reading: "Victim we believe you rapist we see you", during a silent march to support Gisele Pelicot, who has allegedly been drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot at their home, and other female victims of violence, France, October 5, 2024.

'To protect youth and children': Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord

Turkey has banned Discord access following a court decision over concerns related to child abuse and obscenity amid public outrage.

 Discord app icon on smartphone screen, 2021

Nova survivor reveals she witnessed rape on October 7

Yuval Sharvit Trabelsi, who survived the Nova massacre but lost her husband Mor there, revealed for the first time that she witnessed rape while trying to evade Hamas terrorists.

 The area of ​​the Nova party where hundreds of Israelis were killed and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists who infiltrated to Israel, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, photo taken on October 12, 2023.

Jerusalem resident posing as a masseur is suspected of sexual misconduct Nova survivor

The suspect, 62-year-old Boaz Gilad, has been arrested and questioned.

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French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.

Hostage Family Forum publishes video declined to air by broadcast authorities - N12

The video depicts a tunnel, which cuts to a video of a pregnant woman and the sound of a crying baby.

 Demonstrators hold images of five female soldiers held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, as they protest calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2024.

Jerusalem resident arrested for sexual assault of minor, date-rape, drug offences

A Jerusalem man in his 40s is accused of sexually assaulting a minor and administering a date-rape drug at a party.

 Illustrative image of drug abuse

Palestinian prisoner from viral photo tells CNN about abuse, sexual assault at Sde Teiman

He alleged that the interrogations often involved physical and verbal abuse including hot water being poured on him, or being told that his family had been killed. 

 Blindfolded Palestinian detainees inside the camp in May 2024

IDF top attorney calls 10 terrorists to verify sexual abuse charges against guards at Sde Teiman

There are 74 incidents of alleged abuse of some thousands of Palestinian detainees who passed through Sdei Teiman which are being probed.

Soldiers lock a gate from the inside at Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Protests over abuse claims at Israeli bases shows lack of respect for the law - editorial

Protests and riots at Israeli bases over abuse claims highlight tensions amid ongoing conflict.

 Demonstrators outside Motta Gur base in Beit Lid, where detained IDF reservists are being interrogated, July 29, 2024.