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Former tech CEO sentenced to 10 years for sexual abuse of children

The Central District Court in Lod approved a plea agreement that prioritizes victim privacy, sparing families the trauma of testifying while delivering a decade-long prison sentence

Maya Cohen | 07.15.26

גארי סיידרס האב, כריסטינה סיידרס, גארי סיידרס הבן ו אליזבת סיידרס, בני המשפחה של 16 הילדים מאוהיו

16 children rescued from Ohio ‘house of horrors’ after years in filth

Authorities say the children, ages 18 months to 18 years, were kept for years in a 13-square-meter room surrounded by human feces and severe filth; their parents and grandparents were arrested and pleaded not guilty

ynet | 07.02.26

Grandparents, aunt charged with sexually abusing 10-year-old boy

For two years, grandfather, grandmother and aunt sexually abused the boy, starting when he was 10, according to the indictments; other family members are suspected of taking part, documenting it and distributing the videos

Maya Cohen | 06.29.26

Northern Israeli town sees alarming rise in child brides, teen pregnancies

Hospital data show a rise in teen mothers from Yavne’el, with many under 16; secretive ceremonies hinder enforcement, prompting calls for coordinated police, social services, and health interventions

Shilo Freid | 06.11.26

Father accused of abusing his children in their sleep, filming and sharing footage

Police say suspect identified through undercover cyber investigation and arrested in surprise operation; authorities believe additional suspects are involved, and prosecutors are seeking to keep him in custody until end of proceedings

Meir Turgeman | 04.07.26

התינוקת ליה גולובנציץ ז"ל והחדר במעון בירושלים

Jerusalem day care tragedy: caregivers also suspected of abuse and assault

The case centers on the deaths of Leah Goloventchitz, 3 months old, and Aaron Katz, 6 months old, who were found unresponsive at the facility three days ago

Liran Tamari | 01.22.26

IDF reservist convicted in large-scale online child sexual abuse case | Graphic

Uri Alfi, from Mazkeret Batya, admitted that he posed as a woman on social media and used technological tools to manipulate fathers into sexually abusing their own children and sending him recordings of the acts

Roy Rubinstein | 01.21.26

Daycare clown accused of tying child to chair, gluing mouth shut, filming it

Mother files a police complaint after a clown ties her son to a chair and glues his mouth shut during a daycare activity; incident was filmed and shared in a parents’ group before images were deleted

Liran Tamari | 08.10.25

אלעזר רומפלר (מימין) יחד עם חבר הכת קסטילו (במרכז) שנעצר מוקדם יותר החודש

Wanted Lev Tahor sect leader arrested, faces extradition

Elazar Rompler indicted for severe child abuse is detained in Guatemala after escaping Israel in 2020 using a fake passport; charges against him detail beating of children for hours when he led a sect school in Canada

Itamar Eichner | 01.14.25

ג'ונתן עמנואל קרדונה קסטילו (במרכז), לאחר מעצרו

Lev Tahor official alters Haredi appearance to escape arrest

El Salvador police release footage of Jonathan Castillo without religious appearance after fleeing Guatemala; He is suspected of human trafficking, forcing marriage and abusing children

Itamar Eichner | 01.05.25

עובדות רווחה מחזיקות נושאות ילדה שחולצה מהכת

200 rescued from Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala remain under welfare protection

According to authorities and witness accounts, the rescued individuals were reportedly subjected to practices including brainwashing

Itamar Eichner | 12.27.24

$Children are rescued from the Lev Tahor cult compound (Photo: Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office \ AFP)$

After girl, 14, gives birth, Lev Tahor member admits cult marries off children

Cult member Michael Goldman admits in interview that in the compound, from which about 200 children and boys were rescued, girls are being married off; 'We are marrying off minors, for sure'; Release of interview comes as 14-year-old girl gives birth to baby boy days after being rescued

Itamar Eichner | 12.26.24

Guatemalan authorities raid Lev Tahor cult, rescue 160 children from abuse

'There is suspicion of possible crimes of human trafficking and other offenses,' according to the regional prosecutor

Emily Schrader, ILTV News | 12.23.24

$Guatemalan forces with the rescued children (Photo: Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office \ AFP)$

Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor

Over 480 police officers, soldiers and psychologists take part in special operation after testimonies point to child abuse in sect; reports add buried bodies found in sect's premises

Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies | 12.21.24

Between life and loss: being a mother with a child in each world

Somehow, parenting was clear to me from the moment my children were born, yet nothing readied me for losing Itay; I considered searching for him, knowing it's a path with no return; I have a daughter here and a son there, and the demons scream Sophie's Choice in my head

Liat Sade-Saadon | 02.28.24