child abuse

High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car

Yaakov Kotovsky and his ex-wife Yelena operated a shuttle service which would collect and return the children. In 2020, a seven-month-old baby was left in the hot car for about four and a half hours.

Israeli teens arrested for brutally raping two-year-old toddler in Beit Shemesh

A Beit Shemesh teen told police he was coerced by another minor to brutally rape his two-and-a-half-year-old family member.

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.

Teachers' Union tells Israeli preschool teachers to destroy recording devices

The Teachers' Union fears that recording devices infringe on teachers' privacy. 

By URI SELA/WALLA
24/05/2023

Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in home of Oklahoma sex offender

McFadden, 39, had been scheduled to begin a trial on Monday for using a cellphone while in prison to send sexual messages to a teenage girl, the station reported.

By REUTERS
02/05/2023

Couple accused of tying up, tattooing their children

They restrained their children aged 5 and 9, with rope, tape and a rag to cover their eyes and mouths while tattooing them.

Child abuse

Some child abuse victims' brains protect them from addictions - study

The body's endocannabinoid system produces a chemical that alters brain activity when exposed to stress.

Russian girl who drew anti-war picture collected from orphanage by her mother

"[The mother] has already taken Masha from the social rehabilitation center," she said. "Let's hope that everything will work out for mom and daughter" - Maria Lvova-Belova

By REUTERS
06/04/2023
Young ultra-orthodox women ride through Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv.

A fake reality show trailer shines light on the real issue of child marriage

The video was produced for Unchained At Last, a nonprofit that’s been battling forced and child marriages for the past 12 years.

By JON KALISH/JTA
15/03/2023

Cigarettes distributed to Haredi children on Purim

The Israel Cancer Association denounced the distribution of cigarettes to children at a Purim gathering of Hassidim with their rabbi in the city of El’ad.

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