Child sexual abuse

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse reach $800m. settlement with New York Archdiocese

In addition to the $800 million settlement, the archdiocese agreed to release documents pertaining to sexual offenders in the Church.

Worshippers walk to a station during the Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on April 03, 2026 in New York City.
An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

Jeffrey Epstein is 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 abuse victims sue estate over child abuse image archive, seeking $6 m. in damages

A photograph taken on June 22, 2025 shows the American flag flapping in the air at US Embassy, south London.

US embassy staffer smuggled out of London amid allegations of indecent child imagery - report


Behind yeshiva walls: The hidden sexual abuse in haredi communities - opinion

It seems that every time a new scandal erupts, the deep fracture within the haredi community is exposed once again.

 HAREDI YESHIVA students

Israel Police arrest additional five Bnei Brak residents suspected of sexual abuse

The investigation into the case is ongoing, police noted.

 Chaim Rotter arrives to a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025

French court convicts retired surgeon of raping patients, gives him 20 years in jail

A French court convicts retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec of abusing hundreds of patients, including children, for over 25 years.

 Prison officers escort ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec from a vehicle, during his trial, where he is charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children over several decades, in Vannes, Brittany, France, February 25, 2025.

Israel Police detain dozens over child sexual abuse material on fake Instagram profiles

Twenty-two suspects were arrested in a joint operation by the youth division of the Police Investigations Department and Unit 105 of Lahav 433.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans

The arrested man, a 20-year-old, had made statements online about his interest in “political and revenge-driven” mass casualty events, drawing inspiration from the 2018 Tree of Life attack.

 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Mazkeret Batya man indicted for posing as woman to orchestrate child sex crimes  

The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including causing sodomy rape and indecent acts against children and family members.

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Online neo-Nazi group members arrested on federal charges for exploiting minors

The online group operated in California, and actively supporting neo-Nazism, nihilism, and pedophilia as the core principles.

FBI van in Texas

Father accused of sexual abuse of daughter, dealing in child pornography

The man was accused of dealing his daughter's photos in order to receive more child pornography.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Parents attempt to honor kill teenage daughter in Washington after refusing arranged marriage

The teenage girl was choked by her parents outside her school in Washington, for reportedly refusing to travel to Iraq to marry an older man.

Picture of Timberline HS Campus - Lacey, Washington

Yariv Levin opposes bill to end statute of limitations on child sex crimes

A bill was put forward to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse, making it easier for victims to file complaints. Justice Minister Yariv Levin opposes, fearing innocents being accused.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.