Statutory rape

Pakistani girl, 3, sold into marriage for $9,000 under 'walwar' custom, sparking int'l outrage

Police arrested the girl’s father and are searching for the 60-year-old man identified as her alleged husband as investigators examine links to the killing of her older sister.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Pakistani girl helps make bricks at a kiln during World Day Against Child Labour on the outskirts of Islamabad on June 12, 2014.
d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.

|ByREUTERS
Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at the Arena Stadium in Jerusalem on December 6, 2021.

Eyal Golan once again accused of sex crimes, state attorney calls for renewed investigation

The sexual misconduct in question allegedly occured nine years ago, against a woman with whom Golan was conducting a business meeting, according to an N12 report.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.

Israeli media personality arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

The 15-year-old gave a statement to police in Rishon Lezion, which included the suspect's name. The name has not been released to the public. 

|ByALON HACHMON

Was former president’s early release a case of preferential treatment?

After around 10 years of denying all allegations, Katsav had expressed regret to the parole board behind closed doors.

DECEMBER 21, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
FORMER PRESIDENT Moshe Katsav waves to the press as he enters Tel Aviv District Court on December 30, 2010, to hear himself pronounced guilty of rape charges.

Ask the Rabbi: Enemy captives and rape

It is not surprising that in the 20th century many prominent rabbis asserted that such behavior would be entirely prohibited in our times.

OCTOBER 27, 2016ByRABBI SHLOMO BRODY
Some of the 21 Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram look on during their visit to meet President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 19

IDF indicts senior general for rape, shaking top echelons

According to the indictment, Buchris perpetrated all three counts of rape along with seven other sex crimes against A, a low-ranking soldier serving under him, and another six sex crimes against L.

JULY 21, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofek Buchris

Supreme Court: Retry shopkeepers convicted of sexual assault

Afraid to leave, she remained. Upon his return, Shamian again raped and sexually assaulted her, the indictment stated.

MAY 3, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, MOR SHIMONI/MAARIV
Jaffa flea market