Rabbi Accused of Sex Crimes May Found Way To Avert Extradition From South Africa
A fugitive Israeli rabbi accused of several sexual offenses may have been granted citizenship by South Africa, stymieing extradition efforts.
Protesters Denounce Crown Heights Yeshiva For Employing Alleged Child Abusers
CROWN HEIGHTS — Protesters called out one of the neighborhood’s most prestigious yeshivas for what they called a “culture of violence” in a rally at the Eastern Parkway school over the weekend.
Protest In Ramat Gan: Free Fugitive Rabbi Eliezer Berland
About 700 followers of Rabbi Eliezer Berland demonstrated Monday morning outside the South African embassy in Israel in Ramat Gan calling for the release of their leader who is wanted in Israel for suspected sexual assault.
Prosecutors Vow To Continue Fight For Fugitive Principal Malka Leifer
PROSECUTORS have vowed to continue fighting for the return of a fugitive principal wanted to face dozens of child sex offences here.
Prominent Rabbi Charged With Sexual Assault of High School Student
A rabbi and former dean of a Jewish school in New Haven has been charged with sexually assaulting a student just a few months after a federal jury awarded his alleged victim $15 million in a civil case.
Prominent Haredi PR Man Arrested on Suspicion of Raping Employees
Matti Ben David The owner of a public relations firm active in the ultra-Orthodox community has been arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offenses against his female employees.
Principal, 5 Teachers Accused of Sexually Abusing Dozens of Kids At Belz Hasidic school
Six teachers from a Talmud Torah school (“Cheder”) belonging to the Belz Hasidic dynasty were indicted on Tuesday for the abuse and assault of minors, with the main defendant accused of many cases of sodomy with minors, indecent assault, and extortion.
Principal of Jewish Orthodox School ‘Sexually Abused Girls
A woman who was sexually assaulted by her ultra-Orthodox Jewish female principal of her school from the age of 15 has opened up about it for the first time.
Principal Malka Leifer Helped By School officials To Flee From Student Sex Abuse Claims
Just days after one of Malka Leifer’s victims first spoke out about the ongoing abuse at the Adass Israel School in Elsternwick the principal boarded an early-morning flight to Israel.
President Rivlin Denies Favoring Moshe Katsav Pardon
President Reuven Rivlin’s spokeswoman issued a statement of clarification on Sunday after reports over the weekend that he and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked favor pardoning or commuting the sentence of former president Moshe Katsav, who has served almost five years of a seven-year sentence for rape and other sexual offenses.