Sexual misconduct

IDF Operations Directorate Brig.-Gen. resigns following sexual misconduct investigation

Shomer was questioned Tuesday morning over a consensual relationship with an officer under his command. After taking responsibility, he resigned from the IDF.

Brigadier general Yisrael Shomer, head of the Operations Division in the IDF arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.
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Kiryat Ono gymnastics coach arrested on suspicion of years-long sexual crimes against minor

Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at the Arena Stadium in Jerusalem on December 6, 2021.

Eyal Golan once again accused of sex crimes, state attorney calls for renewed investigation

IDF female combat soldiers.

Military defense attorney indicted over alleged sex offenses against 10 soldiers and recruits


No charges brought against principal who allegedly dated students

The prosecution's office dismissed the case against Udi Klein, school principal suspected of sexual offenses against his students, due to a lack of evidence and criminal charges.


Lizzo sued by former dancers, accused of creating hostile work environment

The complaints filed by plaintiffs include harassment based on sex, religion, race and disability.

 PREVIEW  XML FILE PHOTO: Lizzo plays at Orange Stage at the Roskilde festival, in Roskilde , Denmark on Saturday July 1. 2023.

Court rules Berlin rabbi accused of sexual misconduct should not hold positions of authority

Berlin Rabbi Reuven Yaacobov is accused of using his rabbinical status to force women to comply with his sexual demands over more than a decade.

 Inner view of Berlin's Tiferet Israel Sephardic Synagogue, as seen in 2016.

Trump accuser defends rape claim after judge denies mistrial

Carroll, 79, has accused Trump, 76, of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996.

 US President Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll arrives for her hearing at federal court

IDF soldier suspected of raping minor set to attend Officers' School

The soldier is suspected of raping a 17-year-old girl and is currently under investigation. Despite this, he will start training in the coming days.

Israeli soldiers attend a swearing-in ceremony as they enter the Givati Brigade  unit, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, June 23, 2016.

Former Barclays CEO Staley 'discussed Disney princesses' with Epstein - lawsuit

The lawsuit claims Staley had a close personal relationship with Epstein and that emails between the two "even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein's sex-trafficking operation."

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court where he pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. July 30, 2008. Picture taken July 30, 2008.

Disgraced former Reform movement leader Sheldon Zimmerman expelled from rabbinical association

The original investigation into Zimmerman concluded in 2000 with his resignation from Hebrew Union College and a suspension from the rabbinical association.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

IDF Lt.-Col. indicted for indecent acts against female soldiers

According to an indictment, an IDF officer committed indecent acts against two female soldiers who served under him and with two other female soldiers.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

A benchmark case of sexual misconduct - opinion

Two facts are indisputable: Himi was unfit to fill his role; and the Bar Association, like the judicial system’s disproportionate power over the Knesset, needs some serious curbing.

 Israel Bar Association Head Avi Himi carries a speach at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023.

Israeli Bar Association head resigns after being accused of sex crimes

Himi allegedly performed sexual acts while on a work-related video call with a female lawyer who was seeking his professional expertise.

 Israel Bar Association Head Avi Himi carries a speach at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023.