Sexual misconduct

Police officer indicted after allegations of using confidential databases to harass, extort women

The 15-count indictment filed by the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department names 28-year-old Samer Sheikh of Abu Snan, who served in the traffic division of the police’s Yarkon district.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.
US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Graham Platner faces rape accusation, prompting Democrat demands he drop from Maine Senate race

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at the Federal Legislative Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 22, 2024.

ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended by British bar association after sexual misconduct allegations

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.

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


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.

Israeli businessman suspected of rape arrested upon landing in Israel

Nine complaints alleging rape were filed against the jeweler during the past year.

 Israel Or arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, January 30, 2023.

IDF soldier accused of sexual misconduct will face disciplinary action - report

The Military Advocate General has decided to close the investigation against an IDF soldier who was accused of sexual misconduct by another IDF soldier.

 Sexual assault (Illustrative)

Israeli teenagers to be taught about sexual videos law in new tutorial

The tutorial is aimed at preventing situations in which teenagers are severely harmed when their intimate photos and videos are spread online.

 Young women on their phones.

Australian Jewish school shut down by gov't for failure to protect children

The tribunal found numerous, ongoing breaches of child safety and governance regulations that had not been rectified.

 Yeshivah Centre, Sydney (in Bondi, New South Wales).

R&B singer R. Kelly's obstruction trial begins in Chicago

R. Kelly faces multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, enticement of a female and possession of material containing child pornography.

 R. Kelly sits with his lawyers during Kelly's sex abuse trial at Brooklyn's Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York, US, September 17, 2021.

Psychologist Yuval Carmi sentenced to 39 months for sexually assaulting patients

The prosecution's representative said Carmi's case is a severe case of sexual assault and so his sentencing should be more intense than others in cases like these.

 Verdict of Yuval Carmi, a psychologist suspected of committing sexual offenses on at least one of his patients is brought for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on August 2, 2022.

Famous Israeli media star Gal Uchovsky's sexual misconduct case closed

Israel's Central District Prosecutor's Office moved to dismiss the sexual misconduct case against the Israeli TV personality, journalist and producer.

 Israeli screenwriter Gal Uchovsky attends the funeral of Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, April, 2021