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.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.
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

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

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


Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, her family says

Giuffre, 41, died on Friday in Western Australia state, where she had been living for several years, the family said in an emailed statement.

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, walks after the hearing in the criminal case against Epstein, who died this month in what a New York City medical examiner ruled a suicide, at Federal Court in New York, U.S., August 27, 2019.

Police arrest mayor of Harish suspected of sexual offenses

According to allegations, Yitzhak Keshet sexually assaulted and harmed several women, some of whom worked with him in the municipality, exploiting his position of power. 

 Screen capture from video of Harish Mayor Yitzhak Keshet, 2024.

Zerat Games pulls rape, incest video game promising to be 'women's worst nightmare' amid backlash

The violent video game was banned in Canada, Australian and the United Kingdom before the developers pulled it from Steam.

 No Mercy video game.

NYPD search for man accused of sexually violating a corpse on Manhattan subway

The victim passed away while riding the R train only hours before his body was sexually abused.

NYPD are searching for a man accused of performing sexual acts on a corpse while traveling on the Manhattan subway last week.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment

Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney's office say Combs used his business empire to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.

 Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on superseding charges in front of Judge Arun Subramanian, at the federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Fake rabbi sentenced to 135 years for sexually abusing adoptive sons

Hayim Nissim Cohen, a former TikTok rabbi, was sentenced for the sexual assault of his adoptive sons, ending his deceptive career.

 Gavel and handcuffs on a leather surface.

The #metoo movement never extended to Jewish, Israeli women - opinion

Sexual violence against women faces outrage around the world. When sexual violence is committed, UN hearings are held and protests are staged.

FORMER HOSTAGE Amit Soussana, who endured sexual violence while in captivity after she was kidnapped on October 7 in the Hamas attack, is flanked by US First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as she receives the International Women of Courage Award at the State Department.

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel leading the battle against sexual violence

From legislative victories to international advocacy, CEO Orit Sulitzeanu discusses the fight for survivors.

 ARCCI CEO Orit Sulitzeanu at the Jerusalem Post 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

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. 

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

Frankfurt’s Jewish community launches its own sexual abuse hotline amid crises and pressure

The new hotline is unique among Germany’s 103 organized Jewish communities, each known as a “Gemeinde.”

Members of Or Tamid, an advocacy group in Frankfurt for survivors of sexual abuse, from left to right, Haleli Shomer Shalom, Roglit Ishay, Daniela Shemer and Niels Gerhardt.