Sexual misconduct

Victims of sexual, violent crimes gain right to address parole boards in new regulations

The rules, announced Sunday, allow victims to choose whether to explain in person or in writing how an offender’s release could threaten their safety.

Israelis hold signs during a silent protest calling for justice for Shoshana Strock, who was found dead in her apartment last night after claiming she had been sexually abused over the years, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2026.
District Court of Jerusalem

Jerusalem court upholds 5-year suspension for gynecologist Guy Rofe over patient exploitation

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

Police officer indicted after allegations of using confidential databases to harass, extort women

US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Graham Platner faces rape accusation, prompting Democrat demands he drop from Maine Senate race


Former Barclays CEO Staley 'discussed Disney princesses' with Epstein - lawsuit

The lawsuit claims Staley had a close personal relationship with Epstein and that emails between the two "even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein's sex-trafficking operation."

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court where he pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. July 30, 2008. Picture taken July 30, 2008.

Disgraced former Reform movement leader Sheldon Zimmerman expelled from rabbinical association

The original investigation into Zimmerman concluded in 2000 with his resignation from Hebrew Union College and a suspension from the rabbinical association.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

IDF Lt.-Col. indicted for indecent acts against female soldiers

According to an indictment, an IDF officer committed indecent acts against two female soldiers who served under him and with two other female soldiers.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

A benchmark case of sexual misconduct - opinion

Two facts are indisputable: Himi was unfit to fill his role; and the Bar Association, like the judicial system’s disproportionate power over the Knesset, needs some serious curbing.

 Israel Bar Association Head Avi Himi carries a speach at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023.

Israeli Bar Association head resigns after being accused of sex crimes

Himi allegedly performed sexual acts while on a work-related video call with a female lawyer who was seeking his professional expertise.

 Israel Bar Association Head Avi Himi carries a speach at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023.

Israeli businessman suspected of rape arrested upon landing in Israel

Nine complaints alleging rape were filed against the jeweler during the past year.

 Israel Or arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, January 30, 2023.

IDF soldier accused of sexual misconduct will face disciplinary action - report

The Military Advocate General has decided to close the investigation against an IDF soldier who was accused of sexual misconduct by another IDF soldier.

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Israeli teenagers to be taught about sexual videos law in new tutorial

The tutorial is aimed at preventing situations in which teenagers are severely harmed when their intimate photos and videos are spread online.

 Young women on their phones.

Australian Jewish school shut down by gov't for failure to protect children

The tribunal found numerous, ongoing breaches of child safety and governance regulations that had not been rectified.

 Yeshivah Centre, Sydney (in Bondi, New South Wales).

R&B singer R. Kelly's obstruction trial begins in Chicago

R. Kelly faces multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, enticement of a female and possession of material containing child pornography.

 R. Kelly sits with his lawyers during Kelly's sex abuse trial at Brooklyn's Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York, US, September 17, 2021.