The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/child-sex-abuse/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png child sex abuse | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/child-sex-abuse/ 32 32 Police detain Haredi sect members suspected of conducting underage marriages https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-detain-haredi-sect-members-suspected-of-conducting-underage-marriages/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:44:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3849129 Raid in northern Israel comes after months-long probe, following years of allegations Hasidic sect involved in widespread child sex abuse

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]]> Member of prominent Chabad family in Australia convicted of child sex abuse in long-running scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-chabad-rabbi-in-australia-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse-in-long-running-scandal/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:39:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3705342 Two years after extradition from US, Velvel Serebryanski found guilty on 4 charges; jury decision marks 'closing of a long and painful circle,' says victim Manny Waks

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]]> Colombia says 17 minors rescued from Jewish cult Lev Tahor amid abuse allegations https://www.timesofisrael.com/colombia-says-17-minors-rescued-from-jewish-cult-lev-tahor-amid-abuse-allegations/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:15:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3695829 Five of those rescued were subjects of Interpol missing person alerts; leader of extremist sect, dubbed 'Jewish Taliban,' in prison for kidnapping child whose mother left the group

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]]> Memoir by Prince Andrew’s and Epstein’s accuser reignites scandal for UK royal https://www.timesofisrael.com/memoir-by-prince-andrews-and-epsteins-accuser-reignites-scandal-for-uk-royal/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:42:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3670117 'Nobody's Girl,' published posthumously six months after Virginia Giuffre's death by suicide, details how she met prince and describes their alleged subsequent sexual encounters

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]]> Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:47:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3617987 Survivors tell Knesset lawmakers of organized assaults on children by those claiming mantle of religion, alleging longstanding phenomenon made worse by official indifference

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]]> Senior Israeli cyber official detained in Las Vegas as part of child solicitation probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israeli-cyber-official-detained-in-las-vegas-as-part-of-child-solicitation-probe/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:29:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3621352 Cops say Tom Alexandrovich, a Cyber Directorate division head, faces charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act; reports say he returned to Israel, was put on leave

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]]> El Salvador extradites members of Jewish cult Lev Tahor accused of child sex abuse https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvador-extradites-members-of-jewish-cult-lev-tahor-accused-of-child-sex-abuse/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:32:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3580007 Eliezer Rumpler extradited to Israel for allegedly disrobing, beating students, while Jonathan Cardona sent to Guatemala to stand trial for rape, child abuse and human trafficking

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]]> Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown on cult https://www.timesofisrael.com/lev-tahor-leader-arrested-in-el-salvador-amid-major-crackdown-on-cult/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:26:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3459199 El Salvador's AG says extradition request expected soon for Eliezer Rompler, who is indicted in Israel for child abuse

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]]> Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-head-justin-welby-resigns-over-handling-of-sex-abuse-scandal/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:13:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3418032 Welby had been under pressure after probe revealed he failed to tell authorities of prominent lawyer's serial sexual and physical assaults on minors at summer camps over 50 years

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]]> Son of Trump would-be-assassin charged over child sexual abuse images https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-trump-would-be-assassin-charged-over-child-sexual-abuse-images/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:20:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3382839 FBI says Oran Alexander Routh, whose father is alleged to have planned to to kill former US president, arrested after explicit files found in home

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]]> Sex offender pleads guilty in NY to new charges after interview with Hasidic comedian https://www.timesofisrael.com/sex-offender-pleads-guilty-to-new-charges-after-interview-with-hasidic-comedian/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:06:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3193682 Gershon Selinger's discussion of sexual deviance with Mendy Pellin in July led victim to recall abuse and press fresh charges; plea bargain to land convict in jail for 5 years

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]]> Tel Aviv high school principal takes leave after report of relationships with minors https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-high-school-principal-takes-leave-after-report-of-relationships-with-minors/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:01:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110564 Channel 12 says Udi Klein had romantic ties with student from another school and an interaction on Grindr with a former pupil

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]]> After Texan who posed as Hasid charged with sex crimes, son charged with abuse too https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-texan-who-posed-as-hasid-charged-with-sex-crimes-son-charged-with-abuse-too/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:23:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3061192 One of Hayim Cohen's 9 adopted sons, Avshalom, charged with sexual assault of his brother, and human smuggling, amid fallout from high-profile scandal in Houston

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]]> Prosecutor: Malka Leifer faked mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia https://www.timesofisrael.com/prosecutor-malka-leifer-faked-mental-illness-to-avoid-extradition-to-australia/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:12:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3042677 At sentencing hearing for ex-principal convicted of sexual abuse, prosecution says fact that she 'improperly frustrated and delayed extradition proceedings' should be weighed

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]]> At sentencing hearing, sisters say Malka Leifer’s sex abuse scarred them ‘forever’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-sentencing-hearing-sisters-say-malka-leifers-sex-abuse-scarred-them-forever/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:58:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3042163 In Australian court following former educator's conviction on 18 charges, victims detail the trauma; defense attorney claims Leifer is 'truly lonely and isolated and broken woman'

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