sexual assault

In this October 18, 2018 file photo, former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos leaves New York state appellate court in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

March 30, 2021, 10:33 pm

Court lets Trump accuser’s defamation suit to proceed again

Former US president called Summer Zervos a liar and her accusation ‘a hoax’ after she claimed he groped her twice in 2007

By Jennifer Peltz

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at an event at the new Settlement Community Center in the Bronx borough of New York, March 26, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Pool Photo via AP)

March 29, 2021, 11:00 pm

In latest allegation, Cuomo accused of ‘aggressive’ unwanted kiss on cheek

Sherry Vill says she felt ‘manhandled’ during 2017 visit following Lake Ontario flood; no immediate response from New York governor

By AP

Armie Hammer attends the 13th Annual Go Gala on Nov. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

March 19, 2021, 8:58 am

Actor Armie Hammer under police investigation for sexual assault

Agency drops Hollywood star, who has Jewish heritage, after violent abuse claims come to light; alleged victim says she ‘thought he was going to kill me’

By ANDREW DALTON

Illustrative: A woman bikes in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2021.(Yahav Gamliel/Flash90)

March 17, 2021, 5:09 pm

12-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting women in Tel Aviv

Police say they tracked down the boy following multiple complaints; public defender says minor denies the allegations

By TOI staff

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, chairman of Israel's ZAKA rescue unit, speaks at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 17, 2021, 3:22 pm

First official sexual assault complaint filed against ZAKA founder

Accusation of attempted rape by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav is apparently beyond statute of limitations, but could be used to bolster other allegations

By TOI staff

Protesters gather outside the Jerusalem District Court after the judge sentenced a man who assaulted a four year old girl for an "indecent act," acquitting him of rape charges, March 16, 2021. (Screen grab: Inbar Tvizer/ Twitter)

March 16, 2021, 4:39 pm

Jerusalem court jails man for 3.5 years over sex assault of 4-year-old girl

Suspect acquitted of rape, indicted for ‘indecent act’ instead; girl’s parents and other protesters rally against ‘shameful’ softened charge

By TOI staff

Women protest sexual assault laws during the trial of alleged rapist Yarin Sherif in Tel Aviv, March 12, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

March 14, 2021, 5:00 am

Mother vows to fight for rape charges against 13-year-old’s alleged attacker

After teen allegedly assaulted in quarantine hotel, mother says light charges against suspect ‘give legitimacy’ to future attackers

By TOI staff

Gershon Kranczer is brought to a Brooklyn courthouse for an arraignment hearing after being extradited by Israel, March 11, 2021. (Screen capture: New York Post)

March 12, 2021, 10:38 pm

Israel extradites Brooklyn rabbi accused of molesting children

Gershon Kranczer, who fled the US in 2010 and was arrested by Israeli authorities last year, denied bail in his first hearing at NYC courthouse

By JTA and Jacob Magid

Yarin Sherf is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the District Court in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

March 12, 2021, 4:51 pm

Prosecutors to review lack of rape charge in alleged assault of 13-year-old girl

After outrage, acting state prosecutor to convene urgent meeting on lenient indictment of Yarin Sherf, 21, accused of sexually assaulting girl at coronavirus hotel

By TOI staff

March 11, 2021, 11:16 pm

Mother says her daughter, 13, ‘raped again’ by light charges for attack suspect

Yarin Sherf indicted for a series of sex offenses, but not rape; legal officials say relationship was consensual, sparking outcry

By TOI staff and Stuart Winer

Yarin Sherf, suspected of raping a 13-year-old girl at a quarantine hotel, seen in an online video (via Facebook)

March 11, 2021, 3:09 pm

Prosecutors won’t charge man with rape over sex with girl, 13, at virus hotel

Yarin Sherf indicted on charges of forbidden consensual relations, sexual harassment, making threats and assault; legal officials say relationship was consensual, sparking outcry

By Stuart Winer

Former Mexican ambassador to UNESCO Andres Roemer. (Screen capture: YouTube)

March 2, 2021, 2:23 pm

Calls mount to take name of Mexican diplomat accused of rape off Israeli street

Ramat Gan city councilor asks mayor to immediately revert Andres Roemer Street to its previous name, as past ambassador to UNESCO faces assault accusations from several women

By TOI staff

Residents from southern Israel protest against the increasing number of violent incidents in the Negev Region, in Mash'abim Junction, southern Israel, on February 19, 2021. (Flash90)

February 22, 2021, 10:17 am

Suspected burglar, 17, indicted for rape of 10-year-old girl

Teen accused of breaking into family home in Negev and assaulting young girl as she lay in bed; together with 2 accomplices, believed to be behind a whole string of break-ins

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative image of a criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)

February 15, 2021, 10:08 am

Girl, 10, allegedly molested by home intruders in south; father slams ‘anarchy’

Criminals moved from bed to bed, were scared away by sibling’s scream; dad says it was ‘nightmare,’ argues that had he shot them, he would have been prosecuted

By TOI staff

British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady was held in Iran for three months before being released on bail on November 21, 2019. (Facebook)

February 13, 2021, 12:39 pm

Academic who fled Iran when charged with visiting Israel accused of sexual abuse

4 women reportedly say they were assaulted by Kameel Ahmady, others allege repeated sexual harassment; UK-British national crossed mountain border after being sentenced to 9 years

By AFP