Child sexual abuse

Former Bnei Brak principal wanted in Israel for sex crimes against children arrested by ICE

Farkas appeared before the Clarkson S. Fisher US Federal Courthouse in Trenton on April 21, where it was ruled that he would remain in federal custody.

ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents and US Marshals arrest Yechiel Yehoshua Farkas, former Bnei Brak principal, in Lakewood, New Jersey, April 30, 2026.
(Illustrative) An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, August 31, 2025

Israeli former teacher sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for indecent acts against eight pupils

US First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, from the White House, April 9, 2026.

Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies,' calls for Congressional hearing

A protest group called "Hot Mess" hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City.

What the Epstein files show about Jeffrey Epstein’s Jewish world


Pope to Portugal for bittersweet 'Catholic Woodstock'

The Vatican said about 330,000 young people have registered for an event in Portugal dubbed "the Catholic Woodstock."

 People participate in a vigil in support of the 4,815 children that were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church, according to the commission investigating the issue, in Lisbon, Portugal, February 22, 2023.

BBC presenter at center of sex photo scandal named as lead anchor Edwards

The story first broke on Friday when the Sun tabloid reported a leading BBC presenter had paid a young person 35,000 pounds ($45,000) for explicit photos over three years.

 BBC newsreader Huw Edwards speaks at the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in Westminster in London, Britain January 27, 2020.

Child sexual abuse at religious Jewish camps, schools no longer secret - opinion

If a young child today suffers abuse, chances are, it will have been recorded in some way. A reconstruction of that moment with the use of modern technology, enables them to speak up.

 ‘I CANNOT keep quiet.’

Israelis can now report internet child abuse to police online

The initiative falls under the auspices of the Israel Police's Unit 105, a section of the Lahav 433 unit that specifically handles children's safety on the Internet. 

 Young child uses the computer.

Why do abused children become emotionally-detached adults? - study

The research was a joint effort between scientists at Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University in California.

Child abuse (illustrative)

Patriot Front member pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

28-year-old Patriot Front member Jared Boyce will face up to 30 years in prison at his sentencing on Tuesday.

Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front protest drag show brunch fundraiser ahead of a Drag Show Story Hour in Chardon, Ohio, U.S., April 1, 2023.

West Bank teacher arrested for sexually assaulting students

Police have opened an investigation following suspicion raised after several complaints were filed against the teacher.

 ONE CHALLENGE: The ongoing classroom shortage. Pictured: At a Beit Hakerem school.

ISIS women using 13-year-old boys as sex slaves to breed new fighters - opinion

Some refuse to accept Caliphate's territorial defeat and seek to bear it more children – using pubescent boys within the camps as sexual partners.

A view of areas where ISIS is still active, from the Kurdish Peshmerga frontline on Mount Qarachogh.

Pedophile was ignored in Israel, then arrested in the US

In 2022, he confessed to the crimes he committed six years earlier in Israel and was sentenced last week.

Police

R. Kelly's controversial new album 'I Admit It' released as bootleg

The R&B singer and record producer is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for sexual abuse charges against him.

R. Kelly performs in the "Mr. Show Biz Presents: The Light it Up Tour" of 2006