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Cannonpointer » Yesterday, 11:10 pm » wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 11:10 pm

It's just a cheap and tawdry attempt to damn you by association, implying that the grandpa is anything but an obvious democ rat.

It's called johnsleaze.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) and pedophilia occur in Israel at rates comparable to or slightly higher than global and Western averages, according to academic research, domestic welfare statistics, and non-governmental organization (NGO) data.Prevalence Rates and Key StatisticsGeneral Victim Statistics: Academic surveys and domestic child welfare reports indicate that approximately 20% of Israeli children (or one in five) experience some form of sexual abuse or molestation before reaching the age of 18.Gender Breakdown: A 2009 global epidemiological metastudy published by the University of Barcelona found a self-reported CSA prevalence rate of 30.7% for females and 15.7% for males in Israel, positioning it adjacent to rates recorded in Western nations like the United States and Australia.Sector-Specific Disparities: Data from the Israeli Welfare Ministry highlights a disproportionately high volume of treated cases within religious communities. Research by the Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah movement revealed that for every 1,000 boys, 2.3 in the religious public system and 2.07 in the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) system receive welfare treatment for sexual abuse, compared to 0.61 in secular schools.Systemic Scope: The domestic monitoring organization Matzof Association has previously estimated that tens of thousands of offenders operate locally, contributing to thousands of ongoing complaints tracked annually by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI).Legal and Reporting ChallengesThe "Law of Return" Refugee Issue: Major international and domestic investigations (including exposes by CBS News and Haaretz) have detailed how foreign sex offenders—primarily from the United States—have exploited Israel's Law of Return to flee prosecution and find refuge within insular communities in Israel and West Bank settlements. Watchdog groups like Jewish Community Watch and Magen have documented dozens of such individuals evading extradition.Under-Reporting: Like global trends, only an estimated 10% of victims who contact crisis centers go on to file official police reports, often due to social stigma, fear, or community insulation.Judicial Bottlenecks: State Comptroller reports indicate that over 80% of sexual offense cases reviewed by the State Prosecutor's Office are closed without an indictment, primarily citing a lack of sufficient physical evidence. Furthermore, a significant majority of convicted offenders are released from prison without completing mandatory rehabilitation programs.