A former headmistress who fled to Israel from Australia ahead of allegations of child sexual abuse is planning to request Israel’s attorney general to dismiss extradition proceedings against her, the Australian Herald Sun reported Sunday.
SDNDEY — An Australian government report found that some members of the Jewish community had been “discouraged from reporting” allegations of child sexual abuse against employees of two yeshivas.
Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of rape and taking bribes.
Israel’s courts extended the arrest on Sunday of a Chief Rabbinate official, who was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor over a decade ago for several years, according to an Israel Police spokesperson. The suspect, a resident of Jerusalem in his 40s and a former boss of the complainant’s father, was arrested last…
DetailsThe Rabbi’s attorney appealed to the Supreme Court to have the Rabbi released from prison due to Rabbi’s worsening medical condition.
Another woman has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against Interior Minister Silvan Shalom, according to a Channel 10 report last night.
A nother woman on Sunday accused Jewish Home MK Yinon Magal of sexual harassment, according to Channel 2, which reported that she was the fourth to level such accusations against him.
More than 100 prominent haredi rabbis and educators from across the US have signed a public declaration stating that it is an obligation of Jewish law on all Jews to immediately notify law enforcement officials when a reasonable suspicion of child abuse exists.
One of three sisters allegedly sexually abused by the principal of the Adass Israel Girls School has told a court how the woman “begged” her to reveal “what was going on” before she was sacked and then flew to Israel days later.
Victims say they are angry a school principal wanted in Victoria on 74 charges of child sexual abuse has been allegedly spotted at a religious festival in Israel, despite her lawyers’ claims she is too ill to attend two years of extradition hearings.
