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Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (center), announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, May 20, 2024. (ICC)
July 24, 2026, 11:29 pm
ICC members vote to dismiss prosecutor behind Netanyahu arrest warrant
82 of 125 members vote to remove Karim Khan, after sexual assault allegations from ex-aide; move won’t impact case against PM and Gallant, which can only be withdrawn by ICC judges
By ToI Staff and Agencies
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP/Peter Dejong, Pool)
July 23, 2026, 10:17 pm
125 countries to vote Friday on permanent removal of ICC chief accused of sexual misconduct
Karim Khan, who in 2024 issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, will be unable to attend unprecedented vote in NY due to sanctions imposed by the Trump administration
By AP
The ICC staffer who has accused Karim Khan of sexual abuse, identified only as 'Sarah,' speaks during an interview with CNN on July 16, 2026. (Screenshot/CNN)
July 17, 2026, 4:33 am
Karim Khan’s sex abuse accuser says ICC prosecutor exploited ‘power disparity’
In her first media appearance, Sarah says embattled court chief groped her, including while she pretended to sleep, dismisses online rumors she is a Mossad agent
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, September 26, 2022. (Peter Dejong, Pool/AP)
July 14, 2026, 5:31 pm
UK legal watchdog upholds ICC prosecutor’s suspension, as decision on his firing looms
Bar Standards Board keeps in place June ban on British lawyer Karim Khan from practicing law in his home country; court’s oversight body to vote on July 24 on whether to boot him
By AP and ToI Staff
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP/Peter Dejong, Pool)
June 9, 2026, 4:25 am
ICC chief prosecutor suspended after probe finds he committed serious sexual misconduct
Diplomatic source tells Reuters that International Criminal Court’s governing body has recommended Karim Khan be removed from his post, with the decision now up to member states
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Female soldiers train in the Negev desert. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
July 12, 2025, 12:42 pm
IDF dismisses base commander over allegations of sexual misconduct against female soldiers
Reservist’s dismissal announced after report revealed complaints from soldiers who said he continued to serve on base despite allegations, reportedly because no replacement was available
By ToI Staff
Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court in New York, June 10, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2025, 10:48 pm
Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in retrial of his landmark sex crimes case
Hollywood mogul found guilty of forcibly subjecting Miriam Haley to a criminal sex act in 2006; a second charge is thrown out, and decision has yet to be made on the third
By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak
Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Sabo, 43, Director of Jewish Life at the Akiba Yavneh Academy in Dallas, Texas, was arrested by Dallas police on April 1, 2025, on felony charges of indeceny with a minor. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 5, 2025, 3:22 pm
Israeli-born rabbi at Dallas Jewish school arrested for molesting a student
Father of five Yitzhak Meir Sabo, 43, put on unpaid leave by Akiba Yavneh Academy and Tiferet Israel congregation, where he has been spiritual leader since 2022
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Denise L. Eger, the new interim director of US pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge, attends the 2011 Human Rights Campaign gala, where she was honored, in Los Angeles, California, March 12, 2011. (Brian To/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
March 12, 2025, 11:14 am
US pro-Israel LGBTQ group names new leadership after sexual misconduct scandal
A Wider Bridge appoints LA-based Rabbi Denise Eger interim director following charges against predecessor Ethan Felson; former Arizona Rep. Daniel Hernandez to serve as board chair
By Ben Sales
Ethan Felson, then-executive director of A Wider Bridge, delivers a speech in 2022. (Screenshot via JTA)
January 30, 2025, 12:20 pm
Director of pro-Israel American LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge
A Wider Bridge’s Ethan Felson denies groping an employee at Vermont museum, takes medical leave
By Ben Sales
Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (ALLISON ROBBERT / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 11:43 pm
Trump’s defense secretary pick: ‘I support Israel killing every last member of Hamas’
Pete Hegseth makes remark during fiery Senate hearing in which Democrats grill him on sexual misconduct claims, past remarks against women serving in combat
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
December 6, 2024, 4:49 pm
ICC prosecutor to stay on as UN investigates alleged sexual misconduct
Sources say they want probe completed quickly to minimize impact on major cases; Karim Khan has sought war crimes warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant
By Reuters and ToI Staff
File - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan poses during an interview with AFP at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
December 4, 2024, 12:38 am
UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against ICC prosecutor
Karim Khan’s wife previously worked with oversight body selected to investigate him, prompting human rights groups to express concerns over conflict of interest
By Agencies and ToI Staff
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
November 16, 2024, 6:47 pm
Some at ICC said to question integrity of UN inquiry into top prosecutor
UK report notes Karim Khan’s close ties to agency tasked with investigating him over alleged sexual misconduct
By ToI Staff
Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 11, 2024, 10:55 pm
ICC confirms probe of sexual misconduct allegations against prosecutor; he won’t step down
Investigation to be conducted by external oversight body after court’s internal watchdog dismissed claims; Khan says allegations are misinformation campaign
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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