News, 9/26/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.       REGIONAL NEWS

II.      POLITICS
III.     LAW ENFORCEMENT

IV.     SEX TRAFFICKING
V.      CAMPUS

VI.     INCARCERATION

VII.    CLERGY ABUSE
VIII.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
IX.     CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
X.      CASE STORIES
XI.     COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

Lancaster man to serve up to 20 years for sexually assaulting, raping two 13-year-olds

https://local21news.com/news/local/lancaster-man-to-serve-up-to-20-years-for-sexually-assaulting-raping-two-13-year-olds 

POLITICS

Massachusetts: Quincy mayor apologizes for, then defends comments about clergy sexual abuse

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/25/quincy-mayor-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-comments 

Clergy abuse survivors demand Quincy Mayor Tom Koch do more after apologizing for controversial comments

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/clergy-abuse-survivors-protest-quincy-mayor-tom-koch/ 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Washington: Spokane police launch new online reporting tool for sexual assault survivors

https://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-police-launch-new-online-reporting-tool-for-sexual-assault-survivors/article_40679acf-3cbf-4c47-bc5c-824527121ef4.html 

SEX TRAFFICKING

Judge plans speedy ruling on whether charges can be dropped against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

https://apnews.com/article/diddy-sean-combs-sentencing-9f464d3ce7804efb305d3d55bf2c6865 

CAMPUS

Baptist college in Georgia removes president after inquiry into whether he ignored sexual abuse

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-truett-mcconnell-president-baptist-college-abuse-ca3d2c30210cd8a886ed7e960a665e3b 

Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/25/third-of-women-endure-sexual-harassment-university-england-survey-finds 

INCARCERATION

Jury deadlocks again in trial of officer charged with sexually abusing inmates at California prison

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/darrell-smith-federal-correctional-institution-sex-abuse-7825accf8a740470a9aef4c345394fa6 

CLERGY ABUSE

Former priest who served under two Louisiana governors arrested for allegedly raping disabled child

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/louisiana-former-priest-arrested-rape-allegation 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Sexual Misconduct by JROTC Instructors Is Pervasive, Report Finds

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/jrotc-sex-abuse-gao-report.html 

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

South Carolina lawmaker to plead guilty to sharing child sex abuse videos

https://apnews.com/article/sex-crimes-south-carolina-lawmaker-rj-may-82684f0ad98755adb57107cae851d2fd 

CASE STORIES

Financier accused of abusing women in soundproofed ‘dungeon’ in NYC penthouse

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/financier-howard-rubin-sex-trafficking-b862b6574f8dbb55593a401a12df9ba1 

COMMENTARY

They fled war and sexual violence and found a safe space in Athens. Then the aid cuts hit

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/sep/26/trump-aid-cuts-greece-migrants-refugees-women-shelter-violence-ngos-funding