Child abuse

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

"Let us pledge that the year ahead will bring swift intervention, accessible care, and unwavering protection to every child in distress." 

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein abuse victims sue estate over child abuse image archive, seeking $6 m. in damages

Police outside of the Zol Bagadol supermarket in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026, as law enforcement investigates multiple incidents of children being hospitalized after eating tainted fruit puree.

Beersheba man indicted for poisoning baby food jars, hospitalizing five children

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Netanya daycare worker sentenced to seven years for abusing 12 toddlers


State appeals 17-year sentence for man who posed as woman to direct child sex crimes

Alfi was convicted under 11 counts containing numerous offenses, including causing and attempting to cause rape and indecent acts against minors within their families.

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Single holdout juror blocking verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial, defense bids removal of juror

If the jury does not reach a verdict and a mistrial is declared, prosecutors would need to decide whether to retry the case, which has included more than 80 witnesses and more than 300 exhibits.

Lindsay Clancy watches the jury file in at the end of the day without a verdict in the triple murder trial of the Duxbury mother in Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, US, August 31, 2026.

British activist remains in Israeli custody over suspected minor assault during West Bank clash

Finn Joughin was detained Saturday after an encounter involving a child in Umm al-Kheir. Police said late Saturday that he was being held “on suspicion of performing an indecent act against a minor.”

Israeli leftist activists gather as Palestinian residents and solidarity volunteers stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, August 14, 2026

California legislature votes to ban child marriage and empower forced marriage victims

The two bills are yet to be signed into law, as they await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. If confirmed, the legislation will take effect on January 1, 2027.

Advocates and child marriage survivors from the group "Unchained at Last" put on wedding gowns, veils, chains and tape over their mouths as they gather on Boston Common before marching to the State House to call for an end to child marriages in Boston, Massachusetts on September 22, 2021.

WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

The suspect was indicted on August 24, and the Northern District State Attorney's Office requested to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

The ROI of resilience: The economic case for healing Israel’s traumatized children

There is no greater hidden liability than untreated childhood trauma, and no higher-yield investment than breaking the intergenerational cycle of abuse.

Israeli family suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder after a rocket attack. PST develop in people who have been through a traumatic event which threatened their life, 2008

Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children

While Clancy admitted to killing her children, the defense has argued that due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication, she should not be held criminally responsible.

Lindsay Clancy listens in the coutroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 13, 2026.

Mother, partner indicted over alleged sexual abuse of four children

The woman, 33, and the man, 43, both from central Israel, are accused of numerous sexual offenses against the four children. The woman’s daughters were between 8 and 12-years-old at the time.

Illustrative: Firemen and police officers at the scene where a car exploded on Peretz Street in Rishon Lezion on July 03, 2022.

Ohio Rep. Miller rejects calls to leave re-election race as domestic abuse claims surface

"I have never abused our daughter," Miller said, framing the allegations as made as part of a battle for custody over their daughter.

House Republicans Hold News Conference On Efforts To Hold Attorney General Garland In Contempt Of Congress

Three Tel Aviv daycare workers indicted over alleged physical abuse of infants, toddlers

The childcare workers allegedly assaulted the children under the care, who were between six months and one-and-a-half years old, treating them as if they were objects.

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.