Child sex abuse

Police in northern Israel detained members of a Haredi sect suspected of conducting underage marriages. The raid followed a months-long investigation and years of allegations linking the Hasidic sect to widespread child sex abuse.

A Newport News man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl and posting the abuse on social media. The sentencing occurred on Tuesday.

Melissa Gilbert has moved out of her New York City apartment amid her husband Timothy Busfield's child sex abuse case. She expressed uncertainty about their return, stating, 'I promise we will be back, it’s just that right now... you know.'

A trans former New Hampshire state representative was sentenced to 33 years for child sex abuse. A forensic review of their cellphones found over 10,000 text messages exchanged between the individual and another person.

A transgender former New Hampshire state representative was sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for admitting to receiving nude photos of children from a daycare worker. The daycare worker, who was also sentenced to prison, sent explicit images of children to the representative via text messages.

Timothy Busfield is requesting that a child sex abuse indictment against him be dismissed, citing the prosecution's presentation to the grand jury as grounds for the motion.

An illegal immigrant was charged with child sex abuse after the alleged abuse occurred at a babysitter’s house from January 2023 to March 2026. The Department of Homeland Security criticized Representative Spanberger over the decision to grant bond to the accused.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman seeks to temporarily halt $4 billion child sex abuse settlement payouts, citing potential fraud in claims amid an ongoing criminal investigation. Hochman filed an application in Los Angeles County Superior Court requesting judicial intervention.

A senior Sri Lankan monk, Pallegama Hemarathana, has been suspended following allegations of child sex abuse involving an 11-year-old girl at a Buddhist temple in 2022.

Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl. The 71-year-old monk, Pallegama Hemarathana, was removed from his role as chief custodian of a venerated ficus tree linked to the Buddha. The Council of Monks of the Malwatte Chapter made the disciplinary decision.

Seven Afghan refugee men have been charged with rape and child sex abuse offences in relation to a Norfolk grooming gang. The charges follow a report made by a young girl. The men are accused of entering the UK via small boats or lorries.

Ken Paxton's office approved a plea deal offering just one day in jail in a child sex abuse case involving Adam Hoffman. State representatives and victim's family representatives addressed the controversial agreement at the McLennan County Courthouse. The case has drawn scrutiny over what critics view as an inadequate sentence for the severity of the crime.

David Anthony Burke, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter known as 'D4vd,' faces murder, child sex abuse, and mutilation of human remains charges after prosecutors allege he dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez with a chainsaw in a kiddie pool and stored her remains in his Tesla. Burke is accused of a months-long sexual relationship with the teen before her death, with evidence including surveillance footage and plastic fragments from the pool found with her remains.

Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido faces criticism from GOP opponent Monica De La Cruz over a 2018 joke about bandmate Frankie Caballero, a registered sex offender convicted of indecent contact with a child. De La Cruz accuses Pulido of knowingly associating with the predator for decades, while Pulido's campaign denies knowledge of Caballero's conviction.