Rape
Authorities close former Gaza hostage Mia Schem's rape case due to insufficient evidence
The Tel Aviv-based celebrity fitness trainer was released without an indictment after a year-long investigation.
Norwegian crown princess's son faces trial on 38 charges including rape, drug possession
Israel-American Alexander brothers go on trial for alleged sex trafficking, abuse over 13 years
Cyber CEO found guilty of statutory rape, assaulted children as young as 4 years old
Two asylum-seeking Afghan teenagers jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in England
The boys, Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, carried out the attack in a park in Leamington Spa in May after taking the girl away from her friends, prosecutors said.
Knesset hears harrowing new testimony of alleged ritual sexual abuse; survivors demand action
The testimonies describe patterns of abuse that survivors say were organized, repeated, ideologically framed, and allegedly carried out by groups of adults.
Iranian authorities publicly execute man who raped pregnant woman, her friend at knifepoint
The unnamed man was killed in the town of Bastam following a guilty verdict by the Supreme Court.
Haifa Court indicts school custodian for rape of young security guard
Sexual offenses listed in the indictment were confirmed as rape, forcible indecent acts, and sexual harassment of a young security guard on her first day of work.
French Muslim boy jailed for rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl has sentence commuted in retrial
A French court reduced the sentence of a teen convicted in the 2024 antisemitic rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl, citing reintegration needs, sparking renewed outrage.
Israel rape crisis centers report 51,000 cases as ministries withhold key data
Before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, the ARCCI noted that several state organizations withheld key information.
Women flee Sudan’s Al-Fashir amid reports of rape, child abductions, UN says
Al-Fashir's fall on October 26 has cemented the RSF's control of the Darfur region in its 2-1/2-year war with the Sudanese army.
Education Ministry under fire for rehiring principal accused of sexual harassment
'This is a distorted decision that normalizes sexual misconduct and ignores the serious harm it causes to those who were harassed'
Two National League players, former player arrested for rape in Tel Aviv
Two National League players and a former player are arrested after a 29-year-old US tourist accuses them of rape during her stay in Tel Aviv.
Yeshiva student charged with raping minor at public pool, threatening to cut off penis
Yeshiva student Yitzhak Frankel, age 19, was arrested for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old boy at a swimming pool, cutting his stomach to taste his blood, and threatening to cut off his penis.