Police detain Haredi sect members suspected of conducting underage marriages (opens original article in a new tab)

Police in northern Israel detained members of the Haredi Breslov sect suspected of conducting underage marriages, with allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and secret ceremonies.

• Police detained residents of Yavne'el in northern Israel for suspected underage marriages
• The Breslov sect is accused of marrying girls as young as 12 to older men, with over 20 cases of minors giving birth without official marriage
• Welfare services have failed to help victims, and community members fear speaking out