child sexual abuse

Yehuda Meshi Zahav: A life lived in Jerusalem’s bright light ended in darkness

Yehuda Meshi Zahav hid in Jerusalem’s plain light.

A journalist breaking Orthodoxy’s biggest sexual abuse stories says he wishes he didn’t have to

Aaron Rabinowitz, a reporter for Haaretz, said he and his collaborator Shira Elk were almost ready to move on when a floodgate of accusations opened against Chaim Walder.

A view of the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. (Wikimedia Commons)

Former head of University of Iowa Hillel convicted of sexually abusing young boy in Jewish center

David Weltman, 29, gave the boy Hebrew lessons in the Hillel building in February and March 2019.

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Connecticut rabbi, 79, sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting student

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Former nanny found guilty of sexually abusing Utah Chabad rabbi from age 8

Alan Dershowitz (right) represented sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a controversial 2008 plea deal and, previously, would send him copies of his books to review before publication. (JTA illustration by Laura Adkins)

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Synagogue cancels mock trial featuring Alan Dershowitz defending biblical figures accused of child trafficking

Alan Dershowitz speaks during an interview on May 18, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

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Alan Dershowitz is defending characters accused of child trafficking in a mock trial

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The Catholic Church has finally gotten serious about handling sexual abuse. Here’s what Jewish institutions could learn from the process.

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Families sue DC synagogue preschool alleging it ignored child sexual abuse

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Orthodox rabbi in Utah tells court that nanny sexually abused him as a child

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