Partner Links: Learn Hebrew • Travel to Israel • Live Kotel Camera • Israel Pharmacy • Cellphone Rentals in Israel • Shalem College Open House

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Sivan 27, 5773
8:02 am IDT
Site updated 2 minutes ago

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: sexual abuse

May 20, 2013
9:53 am

Manny Waks’ brother has altercation with Chabad rabbi

Waks family claims ostracization by community since raising allegations of sexual abuse

May 14, 2013
1:34 am

Yosef Kolko, right, walks with an unidentified man, near the Ocean County Courthouse in Toms River, NJ, Thursday, May 9, 2013, during a break in his trial on sexual assault charges. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Yeshiva rabbi admits he sexually abused boy at camp

Three days into trial, Yosef Kolko changes plea to guilty after other accusers come forward

By Katie Zezima

April 29, 2013
2:17 pm

Three teens charged with abusing younger students

Suspects allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused victims, and pressured them to use illegal drugs

By Asher Zeiger

April 15, 2013
10:13 am

A circumcision performed at home. (photo credit: courtesy)

Berlin probing circumcision over blood-sucking ritual

New law protecting rights of Jews and Muslims to religious ceremony does not account for controversial metzizah b’peh

April 12, 2013
3:21 pm

American Jew admits to molesting Orthodox boys in Australia

Called an ‘important milestone’ for victims and ‘a watershed moment’ for the Australian Jewish community

March 12, 2013
3:05 pm

Rabbi accused of sex abuse to return to Israel

70-year old Hassidic rabbi who fled to the US after allegations surfaced reportedly convinced to face charges

February 25, 2013
12:33 am

Illustrative photo of Jews in Paris (photo credit: CC BY-SA mariosp/Flickr)

Silence on abuse leads to principal’s indictment

Parents say rabbi at Paris school knew of allegations of sexual acts on minors for months

February 20, 2013
3:30 pm

Senior UK rabbi arrested after sex-crime investigation

Accusations against Chaim Halpern have divided London’s Haredi community since coming to light in the fall

By Miriam Shaviv

February 1, 2013
12:29 am

In footage recorded by a hidden camera, the head of Britain's Union of Hebrew Congregations advises an alleged victim of sexual abuse not to go to the police. (Channel 4)

London Haredim slam TV exposé on sexual abuse in community

Leadership claims Channel 4 documentary distorts rabbis’ response to allegations of misconduct against children

By Miriam Shaviv

January 24, 2013
10:46 pm

A Channel 4 documentary scheduled to air Wednesday comes at a particularly sensitive time for London's Haredi community. (Illustrative photo: Flash90)

UK Haredi chief caught telling alleged victim not to tell police about abuse

Channel 4′s hidden camera records Rabbi Ephraim Padwa advising accuser not to seek help from the authorities

By Miriam Shaviv

January 22, 2013
7:18 pm

Nechemya Weberman, second left, is lead to court Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in New York. (photo credit: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

US Jew sentenced to 103 years for sexual abuse

Religious counselor from New York’s Satmar Hassidic community found guilty of molesting a girl over three-year period

By Colleen Long

December 27, 2012
7:27 pm

Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Illustrative photo: CC BY rutlo, Flickr)

Brooklyn Hasid indicted for throwing bleach in rabbi’s face

Victim allegedly accused assailant’s father of being a sexual predator

December 18, 2012
3:27 am

White House official notes Yeshiva University sex abuse allegations

Chief of staff Jacob Lew refers to scandal while accepting honorary doctorate from school’s president

December 13, 2012
10:25 pm

Protecting sex abusers in the Jewish community

The Weberman case reflects a pattern of allowing predators to keep assaulting victims

By Geoffrey Hyman

December 13, 2012
8:09 am

Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox community has been rocked by a sex scandal in the Samtar Hasidic sect. (photo credit:CC BY 2.0/Flickr/Gerald Rich)

Arrest made in bleach attack on New York rabbi

Nuchem Rosenberg targeted after he publicized details of Satmar sex-abuse scandal on his website

Page 1 of 2
1
2
>

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: sexual abuse

Manny Waks’ brother has altercation with Chabad rabbi

Waks family claims ostracization by community since raising allegations of sexual abuse

Yeshiva rabbi admits he sexually abused boy at camp

Three days into trial, Yosef Kolko changes plea to guilty after other accusers come forward

Three teens charged with abusing younger students

Suspects allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused victims, and pressured them to use illegal drugs

Berlin probing circumcision over blood-sucking ritual

New law protecting rights of Jews and Muslims to religious ceremony does not account for controversial metzizah b’peh

American Jew admits to molesting Orthodox boys in Australia

Called an ‘important milestone’ for victims and ‘a watershed moment’ for the Australian Jewish community

Rabbi accused of sex abuse to return to Israel

70-year old Hassidic rabbi who fled to the US after allegations surfaced reportedly convinced to face charges

Silence on abuse leads to principal’s indictment

Parents say rabbi at Paris school knew of allegations of sexual acts on minors for months

Senior UK rabbi arrested after sex-crime investigation

Accusations against Chaim Halpern have divided London’s Haredi community since coming to light in the fall

London Haredim slam TV exposé on sexual abuse in community

Leadership claims Channel 4 documentary distorts rabbis’ response to allegations of misconduct against children

UK Haredi chief caught telling alleged victim not to tell police about abuse

Channel 4′s hidden camera records Rabbi Ephraim Padwa advising accuser not to seek help from the authorities

US Jew sentenced to 103 years for sexual abuse

Religious counselor from New York’s Satmar Hassidic community found guilty of molesting a girl over three-year period

Brooklyn Hasid indicted for throwing bleach in rabbi’s face

Victim allegedly accused assailant’s father of being a sexual predator

White House official notes Yeshiva University sex abuse allegations

Chief of staff Jacob Lew refers to scandal while accepting honorary doctorate from school’s president

Protecting sex abusers in the Jewish community

The Weberman case reflects a pattern of allowing predators to keep assaulting victims

Arrest made in bleach attack on New York rabbi

Nuchem Rosenberg targeted after he publicized details of Satmar sex-abuse scandal on his website

Sign up for our FREE daily newsletter!

Latest Articles

Latest Blogs

The Times of Israel on Facebook