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An underage bride interacts with an officer following a police raid on an illegal wedding ceremony in February in Yavne'el, northern Israel (Israel Police)
June 24, 2026, 7:44 pm
Police detain Haredi sect members suspected of conducting underage marriages
Raid in northern Israel comes after months-long probe, following years of allegations Hasidic sect involved in widespread child sex abuse
By Charlie Summers
Velvel Serebryanski, a convicted child sex abuser, admits on camera to having abused his victim in an expose aired by the Kan public broadcaster on June 13, 2017. (Screenshot/Youtube)
December 5, 2025, 1:39 pm
Member of prominent Chabad family in Australia convicted of child sex abuse in long-running scandal
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
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish sect attend a protest outside the Alida Espana de Arana special education school where their children were taken by authorities in Guatemala City on January 15, 2025. (Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)
November 24, 2025, 2:15 am
Colombia says 17 minors rescued from Jewish cult Lev Tahor amid abuse allegations
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
By AFP and ToI Staff
Britain's then-prince Andrew arrives to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
October 21, 2025, 10:42 am
Memoir by Prince Andrew’s and Epstein’s accuser reignites scandal for UK royal
‘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
By SYLVIA HUI
Illustrative image. (Bonciutoma/Istock by Getty Images)
August 25, 2025, 12:47 pm
Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims
Survivors tell Knesset lawmakers of organized assaults on children by those claiming mantle of religion, alleging longstanding phenomenon made worse by official indifference
By Ariela Karmel
ILLUSTRATIVE: Las Vegas Police parked on the strip, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
August 16, 2025, 5:29 pm
Senior Israeli cyber official detained in Las Vegas as part of child solicitation probe
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
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish community remain outside the Alida Espana de Arana special education school where where rescued children were being housed in Guatemala City on December 22, 2024. (Johan ORDÓÑEZ / AFP)
June 21, 2025, 3:32 pm
El Salvador extradites members of Jewish cult Lev Tahor accused of child sex abuse
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
By AFP and Luke Tress
Eliezer Rompler, of the Lev Tahor cult, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on May 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 15, 2025, 12:26 am
Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown on cult
El Salvador’s AG says extradition request expected soon for Eliezer Rompler, who is indicted in Israel for child abuse
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during a visit to the tomb of Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador, El Salvador, on June 4, 2024. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)
November 12, 2024, 6:13 pm
Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
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
By DANICA KIRKA
The seal on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen June 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 24, 2024, 8:20 pm
Son of Trump would-be-assassin charged over child sexual abuse images
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
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Sex offender Gershon Selinger, in an interview with Hasidic comedian Mendy Pellin, July 2023 (Screen capture: Mendy Pellin on X. Used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 5, 2024, 3:06 am
Sex offender pleads guilty in NY to new charges after interview with Hasidic comedian
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
By Luke Tress
Tel Aviv High School of the Arts principal Udi Klein. (Facebook)
October 2, 2023, 11:01 pm
Tel Aviv high school principal takes leave after report of relationships with minors
Channel 12 says Udi Klein had romantic ties with student from another school and an interaction on Grindr with a former pupil
By ToI Staff
Avshalom Cohen, son of Hayim Nissim Cohen, in a video posted to social media in February 2023. (Screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 2, 2023, 12:23 pm
After Texan who posed as Hasid charged with sex crimes, son charged with abuse too
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
By Luke Tress
Malka Leifer at the Jerusalem District Court on February 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 29, 2023, 10:12 am
Prosecutor: Malka Leifer faked mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia
At sentencing hearing for ex-principal convicted of sexual abuse, prosecution says fact that she ‘improperly frustrated and delayed extradition proceedings’ should be weighed
By Rod McGuirk
Sisters Nicole Meyer (L), Elly Sapper (C) and Dassi Erlich (R) leave the County Court in Melbourne on April 3, 2023, after the trial of former school principal Malka Leifer. (William WEST / AFP)
June 28, 2023, 12:58 pm
At sentencing hearing, sisters say Malka Leifer’s sex abuse scarred them ‘forever’
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’
By Rod McGuirk
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