Child abuse

British activist remains in Israeli custody over suspected minor assault during West Bank clash

Finn Joughin was detained Saturday after an encounter involving a child in Umm al-Kheir. Police said late Saturday that he was being held “on suspicion of performing an indecent act against a minor.”

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Israeli leftist activists gather as Palestinian residents and solidarity volunteers stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, August 14, 2026
Advocates and child marriage survivors from the group "Unchained at Last" put on wedding gowns, veils, chains and tape over their mouths as they gather on Boston Common before marching to the State House to call for an end to child marriages in Boston, Massachusetts on September 22, 2021.

California legislature votes to ban child marriage and empower forced marriage victims

The two bills are yet to be signed into law, as they await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. If confirmed, the legislation will take effect on January 1, 2027.

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An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

The suspect was indicted on August 24, and the Northern District State Attorney's Office requested to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

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Israeli family suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder after a rocket attack. PST develop in people who have been through a traumatic event which threatened their life, 2008

The ROI of resilience: The economic case for healing Israel’s traumatized children

There is no greater hidden liability than untreated childhood trauma, and no higher-yield investment than breaking the intergenerational cycle of abuse.

|ByERAN ZIMRIN, IN COLLABORATION WITH ELI

Israel charges preschool teacher with hundreds of child abuse counts

The teacher, Rowan Abdel-Hai, worked for several years at HaGan Shel Sigal Preschool in Hod Hasharon.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

South African mother faces life sentence for murder of three daughters in New Zealand

Lauren Anne Dickason killed her two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister in September 2021, about a month after the family had migrated from South Africa to New Zealand.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Leah Spies, 7, stands with her mother Chantelle outside where Lauren Anne Dickason, a woman charged with murdering her three young daughters just weeks after arriving in New Zealand from South Africa, used to live, in Pretoria, South Africa, September 24, 2021.

'The Sizzling Schnitzel:' A startling summer warning for parents

"The video," United Hatzala explained in a statement, "serves as a powerful reminder of the life-threatening consequences that can result from negligence with regard to leaving children in cars."

AUGUST 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A young child uses a tablet in the back seat of a car (illustrative)

German police busted for Nazi symbols and child porn

Investigators discovered five junior police officers who were in possession of child pornography and exchanged Nazi imagery in a group chat. 

AUGUST 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German police secures the area at the scene of a hostage situation at a pharmacy in the western German city of Karlsruhe, Germany, March 10, 2023. Police in Karlsruhe cordoned off an area in the central part of the city and urged residents to avoid the area.

Ghislaine Maxwell identifies as Jewish in prison, tapping resources for incarcerated Jews

Religious services are being provided through Reaching Out, one of several organizations operated by people affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to serve those who are incarcerated.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein

Sara Netanyahu pushes for cameras in Israeli kindergartens

Sara Netanyahu wants cameras in kindergarten to protect the children from abusive workers and to provide evidence of the abuse.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sara Netanyahu, Wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2020.

Huge billboard in Lisbon puts spotlight on clergy abuse as pope arrives

The billboard was put up on the Almirante Reis avenue - one of Lisbon's longest and busiest streets - and reads: "4,800+ children abused by the Catholic Church in Portugal."

AUGUST 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023.

Pope to Portugal for bittersweet 'Catholic Woodstock'

The Vatican said about 330,000 young people have registered for an event in Portugal dubbed "the Catholic Woodstock."

JULY 31, 2023ByREUTERS
People participate in a vigil in support of the 4,815 children that were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church, according to the commission investigating the issue, in Lisbon, Portugal, February 22, 2023.

Palestinian child sacrifices - opinion

Brainwashing Palestinian children to hate, kill, and be killed, as demonstrated by Palestinian Media Watch, is not random. Rather, it is part of a concerted effort to vilify and delegitimize Israel.

JULY 5, 2023ByMAURICE HIRSCH
YOUNG PALESTINIANS clash with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the West Bank.

Toddler dies after mother left her alone for 10 days to go on vacation

A woman in the US was arrested for murder after leaving her toddler, just a year and a half old, alone at home for 10 days while taking a vacation.

JUNE 27, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jailyn Candelario was just under two years old when she was left home alone for 10 days by her mother, leading to her death.