Child abuse

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.

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

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.

|ByERAN ZIMRIN, IN COLLABORATION WITH ELI
Lindsay Clancy listens in the coutroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 13, 2026.

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.

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

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Sex offender who gave high profile interview to Hasidic comedian pleads guilty

Gershon Selinger, 41, pleaded guilty to the felony of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 11.

JANUARY 5, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
Hands in handcuffs (illustrative).

US teacher threatens to behead middle school student in Israeli flag row

The adult witnesses recounted to the officers that they had heard Reese shout he was going to slit the student's throat, drag her outside and cut her head off.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officials stand outside 12200 Chessington Drive in southwest Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2021. Dozens of persons were found inside a residence in Southwest Houston, which was initially reported as a kidnapping but prompted police to look into human smuggling, police and local news organiz

Women held hostage by Hamas in Gaza kept in cages - report

Israeli hostages released by Hamas speak out about the state of their captivity in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 28, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Aviv Asher, 2.5 years old, her sister Raz Asher, 4.5 years old, and mother Doron arrive back in Israel after being held hostage by Hamas terrorists, 24 November 2023.

How do we provide the best care for the mental health of freed hostages?

Medical professionals, based on guidelines prepared by the best minds in the country a month ago, explain how to receive and treat freed children and adults 

NOVEMBER 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
CHILDREN ARE forced to spend time in a safe room in Ashkelon as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip.

Verbal abuse hurts children as much as physical, sexual abuse - study

A new study reveals the alarming impact of yelling at kids, sparking calls for recognizing verbal abuse as a form of child abuse.

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByWALLA!

Why has Facebook flagged searches of chicken soup as 'child sexual abuse'?

Translations of "chicken soup" in other languages are believed to act as coded language to post child pornography on social media without a trace.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as a blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Australia to require AI-made child abuse material be removed from search results

A new code drafted by the industry giants at the government's request will require search engines to ensure that such content is not returned in search results.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByREUTERS
AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023.

'I am evil': British nurse guilty of murdering seven newborn babies

33-year-old Lucy Letby was convicted of killing five baby boys and two baby girls at the Countess of Chester hospital and attacking other newborns

AUGUST 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Baby in a crib

Israel charges preschool teacher with hundreds of child abuse counts

The teacher, Rowan Abdel-Hai, worked for several years at HaGan Shel Sigal Preschool in Hod Hasharon.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

South African mother faces life sentence for murder of three daughters in New Zealand

Lauren Anne Dickason killed her two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister in September 2021, about a month after the family had migrated from South Africa to New Zealand.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Leah Spies, 7, stands with her mother Chantelle outside where Lauren Anne Dickason, a woman charged with murdering her three young daughters just weeks after arriving in New Zealand from South Africa, used to live, in Pretoria, South Africa, September 24, 2021.