Sexual assault

Rape survivors offer chilling testimonies of police, court negligence in Knesset committee hearing

"I filed a report with the police at the age of 17 against my father, who raped me," said one survivor. "The case was closed due to lack of evidence."

Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 24, 2026.
 (ILLUSTRATIVE) A military helicopter conducting a rescue operation off the Bat Yam coastline in central Israel, May 16, 2025.

Teenage girl targeted by repeat sex offender at Bat Yam beach despite IPS 'surveillance'

This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

Airplanes at the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.

Suspect arrested at airport ahead of departure after allegedly raping teen on Jewish Agency trip


Police aim to indict Holon man who allegedly raped his daughters

The police said that the man allegedly repeatedly committed incestual acts both daughters from the time they were both 11 years old.

 Gavel and handcuffs on a leather surface.

Harish mayor indicted for indecent acts after seven women complain of sexual assault

Many of these acts of violation took place in the municipality's offices and during work hours. In a few instances, he worked to advance the requests put in by the women.

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

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' chief accuser to resume testimony at sex trafficking trial

Casandra Ventura, Combs's former girlfriend, said that she feared he would become violent with her if she did not participate in his drug-fueled "Freak Offs/"

 Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura reacts during testimony to prosecutor Emily Johnson at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., May 13, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Man in his 30s arrested for sexual assault of a minor

Allegedly, the man lured the child to a house in the south of the city, and committed sexual acts against him. 

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Former hostage Dafna Elaykim reveals she was sexually abused in captivity

"One of the terrorists would touch me all the time," Dafna said. "He insisted on accompanying me to the shower, I wouldn't let him."

 Former hostage Dafna Elaykim shared that she was sexually assaulted while in Hamas captivity at the closing event of the TEEN SPIRIT program by the Civilian Public Diplomacy Headquarters.

Justice Ministry expands legal aid to help sexual assault victims

The aid office noted that the expansion of aid for victims allows them to be more involved in their cases.

 DEMONSTRATORS MARCH through downtown Jerusalem in the city’s fourth annual SlutWalk to protest rape culture, in June 2022.

Rabbi Eliyahu Godlevsky named as father who sexually assaulted his daughters

The daughters, who submitted the request to lift the gag order, did so through the legal aid office within the Justice Ministry.

 Tel Aviv District Court.

‘I’m in the dark’: Mia Schem says she filed rape complaint against Tel Aviv fitness trainer

In a preview for an upcoming interview with Channel 12, Schem said she could no longer remain silent.

 FORMER HOSTAGE Mia Schem speaks at a press conference ahead of the second concert in memory of those murdered on Oct. 7 at the Supernova festival, in Tel Aviv earlier in 2025.

Abuse victims want next pope to get serious on 'zero tolerance'

"We believe it should be the central issue in the conclave," Peter Isely, one of the founders of the abuse survivors' group SNAP.

 Peter Isely, survivor of sexual abuse, and founder of ECA (Ending Clergy Abuse) Tim Law attend a march with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and activists near the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, September 27, 2023.

Senior MDA paramedic under investigation for sexually abusing teenage girls

The paramedic, who is also a Holon municipal employee allegedly committed rape, indecent acts, soliciting minors in exchange for money, and threatening alleged victims with a weapon.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.