Melbourne sex abuse probes spread to Sydney Jewish community

Published on February 15, 2013

Allegations of child sex abuse, rampant in Melbourne’s Jewish community, have spread to Sydney, with police mounting investigations into two individuals.

Principal at Aussie school under fire sees child sex abuse inquiry as ‘welcome step’

Published on November 14, 2012

The launch of a commission to investigate child sex abuse was welcomed by the principal of an Australian Jewish school whose students allegedly were victimized. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday that the royal commission -- or public inquiry -- would look into children under the care of religious organizations and focus on the response of the institutions to the alleged sex abuse cases. She called child sex abuse "vile and evil."

Ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier charged in Sandusky sex abuse case

Published on November 1, 2012

Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier was charged with perjury and obstruction as part of a "conspiracy of silence" in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly said on Thursday.

Jewish day school apologizes to child sex abuse victims

Published on August 22, 2012

The Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal apologized "unreservedly" to the victims.

Four haredi Orthodox men indicted in alleged sex abuse cover-up

Published on June 25, 2012

Four haredi Orthodox men in Brooklyn were charged with attempting to intimidate and bribe an alleged sexual abuse victim and her boyfriend in a criminal case against a local counselor.

May 20, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 20, 2012

Brooklyn DA claims record number of child sex-abuse charges vs. haredim

Published on November 28, 2011

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office says it has charged 89 men in the borough's haredi Orthodox communities with child sex abuse -- a threefold increase over a two-year span.