Sexual Allegations Against Khan Could Have Spurred Israeli ICC Arrest Warrants, Report Suggests

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan allegedly forced sexual intercourse upon a member of staff on multiple occasions, American media said Saturday, May 10, in a report that questioned whether the allegations may have prompted his decision to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant.

The report said that at the time — weeks after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, onslaught — Khan was coming under increasing pressure to take action over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, and that he had been lashing out at his team.

A Malaysian lawyer in her 30s reportedly asked to meet with Kahn to ask him to change the manner in which he interacted with the staff. In response, he summoned her to his suite in the Millennium Hilton Hotel next to the UN headquarters in New York.

According to the report, the woman testified to UN officials that Khan started to touch her in a sexual manner, something that she said had been occurring for several months. “She said she attempted to leave the room several times, but he took her hand and eventually pulled her to the bed. Then he … forced sexual intercourse, according to the testimony,” the report said.

Khan, through his lawyers, told the newspaper that it is “categorically untrue that he has engaged in sexual misconduct of any kind.” The newspaper further said that two and a half weeks after Khan learned of the allegations, on May 20, 2024, he announced his intention to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over the war in Gaza, in addition to Hamas leaders. (TOI/VFI News)

“Dear Lord, we pray for the lawyer who has reportedly faced continual sexual abuse at the hands of Karim Khan. We pray that You heal her, engulf her in Your love, erase all horrifying memories from her mind, and fully restore her. We also pray in Yeshua's Name that You remove Khan from his position and that his decision to arrest Israeli officials will be annulled. Please keep wicked people from entering positions of authority nor decide about the future of other nations.”