Child Abuse

Suspicion: Daycare employees hit kids, threw them on mattresses

Five childcare workers arrested on suspicion of abuse. 'It was natural that we brought our twins there, we trusted her,' father says.

Indictment: Women slapped, threw, and dragged children

Prosecutor submits indictment against four assistants at childcare center in Ramle, charging them with abuse and attack on minors.

A kick and a slap on the back

Court okays publication of footage from 'wipes game' Ramle childcare center.

'The children came back sicker than when they left'

Nazis who killed children ran German children’s homes after the war, report finds.

Police: Over 200 incidents of violence in Ramle preschool

Court extends arrest of daycare center owner Lital Bersi, says she knew about abuse and failed to report.

Sick game: 4 nursery assistants threw wipe packages at toddlers

Court clears for publication names of nursery assistants who were filmed many times throwing items at toddlers heads.

Man who torched abusive daycare operator's home gets 3.5 years

Samaria resident who set fire to apartment of woman who abused children at her daycare center sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

Abuse suspected in Jerusalem daycare

Recording shows daycare provider cursed, yelled at, and may have beaten children in her care.

The psychological cost of a prolonged lock-down

Police investigate preschool assistant suspected of abuse

Police open investigation after receiving complaint regarding abusive childcare worker in Bnei Brak.

Court indicts abusive daycare provider

'He didn't want to go to her, when he heard her he became very agitated,' baby's father says.

Germany: Nurse suspected of poisoning babies

German police arrest nurse suspected of injecting babies with painkiller.

Child abuse suspected in central Israel

Police open investigation after preschool assistants report child abuse by preschool teacher.

Malka Leifer declared fit to stand trial

Australian woman who fled to Israel after being accused of multiple counts of sexually abusing underage girls could now face extradition.

Number of child abuse reports rises by 8%

Welfare Ministry report shows 8% rise in number of children being abused, majority of abuse occurs at home.

Mother stabs one-year-old baby

Infant in serious condition after mother attempts murder-suicide.

Mother arrested on suspicion of abusing children

Mother from Jerusalem's Arab neighboroods arrested on suspicion of physically, verbally, abusing her children.

PA man suspected of murder in death of Israeli baby

Police seek to extend remand of Arab Hevron resident suspected of abusing child who died of her injuries.

Israeil-Arab baby filmed playing with loaded gun

Father arrested for stealing handgun, filming toddler playing with weapon while it was loaded.

Mother and PA boyfriend suspected in death of Ashkelon baby

Ashkelon court allows mother suspected of causing daughter's death to see body before autopsy.

Baby abused by Palestinian Authority resident dies

10-month-old baby girl from Ashkelon who was critically injured by mother's boyfriend from the Palestinian Authority succumbs to injuries.

Convicted Australian child rapist denied kosher food

Prison officials take religious articles from prisoner after he is rearrested, deny him kosher food.

Ashkelon: Baby in critical condition, PA man arrested

Mother, father, family friend from Hevron arrested after 11-month-old girl hospitalized with skull fractures.

Mother handed six years in prison for medically abusing son

Texas mother pleads guilty to insisting on over 320 superfluous hospitalizations and 13 unnecessary surgeries.

Child-abusing daycare operator to be released to house arrest

Carmel Mauda, who has been charged with abusing children at her Rosh Haayin daycare center, to be released to house arrest.

Daycare operator accused of abusing kids returns to jail

Hours after court orders accused daycare operator released to house arrest, defendant taken back into custody.

Child-abusing daycare operator released from jail

Neighbors and parents of children abused at Rosh Haayin daycare center protest release of Carmel Mauda to house arrest.

Abusive daycare manager to be released to house arrest?

Carmel Mauda, indicted on 18 counts of abuse, 'does not take her actions lightly,' lawyer claims.

'They attacked her, abused her, and locked her up'

Arab parents accused of neglecting and seriously abusing their daughter are indicted.

Woman indicted for attempting to murder son

Resident of Netanya threatens to harm herself and blame her husband, attempts to murder 4-year-old son.

Preschool aide charged with assaulting 3-year-olds

Police charge aide at Kfar Saba preschool for children with special needs with assaulting multiple children, including throwing children.

Parents of 3-month-old with brain hemorrhage suspected of abuse

Police arrest parents of a three-month-old in southern Israel hospitalized due to brain hemorrhage.

Social worker: 'I've never seen such a horrific case'

Five-year-old Arab girl had a thick rope tied around her neck. Judge: Clear that this is ongoing, not limited to time parents were out.

'The 5-year-old was found tied in the shower, covered in blood'

Court extends arrest of Arab parents whose 5-year-old daughter was found bound and covered in blood.

Attorney: Family of girl found tied up in bathroom is 'normal'

Attorney representing father of girl found tied up in apartment says family is 'normal.' Municipality: Family are Arabs, mother is from PA.

Police make disturbing discovery in Lod apartment

5-year-old girl found tied up and alone in bathroom in apartment in central Israel after parents, siblings leave her crying at home.

Police open investigation into Bnei Brak daycare

Investigation opened after passerby alerts police to possible abuse in daycare.

Father of abusive daycare provider asks parents for payment

'This is a family that doesn't think ahead of time, he wanted money for the abuse,' father of toddler abused by Carmel Mauda says.

Three daycare assistants suspected of abuse

Police issue restraining order against three daycare assistants in central Israel.

Daycare assistant who killed toddler sentenced to 17 years

Lod court sentences Inna Skivanko, who killed Yasmin Vineta, to 17 years in prison. Toddler's father: She deserves 60 years.

Violence suspected at private daycare in Tiberias

Daycare worker suspected of violence towards children removed from daycare for 14 days.

Suspect named in arson of abusive daycare owner's home

18-year-old man from central Israel named as suspected arsonist in torching of home owned by daycare manager who abused 11 children.

Tens of thousands of parents protest across Israel

After daycare owner charged with abusing 11 children, thousands protest across Israel, demanding reform.

Abusive daycare worker: I was a devil

Daycare worker suspected of abusing toddlers admits to specific acts when confronted with footage of the abuse.

Fire in home of daycare provider suspected of abuse

Police arrest 18-year-old suspected of setting fire to abusive daycare provider's home.

Ending the party of abuse

Israel is a safe haven for pedophiles, and every other week a daycare worker is accused of abuse. Here is a possible solution. Opinion.

Israel's slander laws protect child molesters, activists warn

Child advocates blast systemic failures in Israel’s handling of sex abuse cases.

Lawyer: Serious problems with suspected rapist's alibi

Attorney Yehuda Fried, representing 7-year-old rape victim, answers the tough questions everyone is asking.

Herzliya daycare worker abuses children

Female daycare worker suspected of violence towards children in her care receives five days of house arrest.

Babysitter indicted for assaulting baby, causing brain damage

Jerusalem woman who worked as babysitter charged with assaulting infant, causing him serious permanent injuries.

D.C.: Preschool staffer on leave due to 'inappropriate conduct'

D.C. police investigating child sexual abuse allegations at Reform preschool

Mother who gave children insulin indicted

Mother who injected infant with insulin charged with five counts of attacking a minor, one count of abusing a minor.

Iman's son teaches children to commit school shootings

Leaders of off-the-grid extremist Muslim compound where children were abused in New Mexico charged with training kids to shoot up schools.

Mother suspected of abusing her children

Siblings tell police mother abuses them, beat and bit their brother for not cleaning up.

Minnesota rabbi charged in child sex sting operation

Kollel rabbi one of 17 people arrested in opreation against child sex offenders.

'A dead child walking': What abuse does to our children

Watch the powerful video of the late Mendy Klein: "Let's eradicate this epidemic from our children"

Report: Mother who injected insulin also beat her children

Mother beat her children with thick rods, investigation shows.

Mother arrested for injecting kids with insulin to get benefits

Mother of 10 suspected of injecting 5 of her children with insulin to fake their diabetes, get annuities from National Insurance Institute.

International observer attacks child during tour

Participant in tour of Hevron led by radical group Breaking the Silence arrested after striking 10-year-old Jewish boy.

Michigan: Mother who murdered baby headed to trial

Mother who killed baby, injured twin, heads to trial after judge rules there is sufficient evidence.