News, 1/15/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.       GLOBAL NEWS
II.      REGIONAL NEWS

III.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.     LAW ENFORCEMENT

V.      ONLINE ABUSE
VI.     CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

VII.    CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

French double Olympic champion Agnel faces rape trial after appeal rejected
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/1/15/french-double-olympic-champion-agnel-faces-rape-trial-after-appeal-rejected 

Canada: Advocates press council to support provincial and national sex offender registries
https://www.notllocal.com/local-news/advocates-press-council-to-support-provincial-and-national-sex-offender-registries-11744403 

REGIONAL NEWS

Police search for man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child in Ephrata
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-search-for-man-accused-of-repeatedly-sexually-assaulting-a-child-in-ephrata/article_5a70f2ba-1be4-436e-9a61-831ac8e01464.html 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Alabama: Committee approves bill to allow death penalty in cases of child rape

https://www.alreporter.com/2026/01/15/committee-approves-bill-to-allow-death-penalty-in-cases-of-child-rape/

Bill to remove rape & incest exceptions for abortion returns to West Virginia legislature

https://www.wvva.com/2026/01/14/bill-remove-rape-incest-exceptions-abortion-returns-west-virginia-legislature/

Tennessee: Proposed Law Expands Child Rape Penalties

https://www.wdef.com/proposed-law-expands-child-rape-penalties/ 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Utah: Salt Lake City Police see rise in violent crime stats due to increased rape reports
https://kutv.com/news/2news-investigates/salt-lake-city-police-see-rise-in-violent-crime-stats-due-to-increased-rape-reports 

ONLINE ABUSE

Behind Grok's mass digital undressing lies an 'unsurprising' cohort of 'men eager to violate women'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-15/grok-x-ai-chatbot-sexual-deepfake-images/106227360 

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk's climbdown
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/uk-regulator-says-its-x-deepfake-probe-will-continue-2026-01-15/ 

Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says
https://apnews.com/article/grok-musk-deepfake-nudification-abuse-f0d62ec68576dcfe203cada2424bd107 

CASE STORIES

Actor Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case

(Video)

https://apnews.com/video/actor-timothy-busfield-ordered-held-without-bond-in-new-mexico-child-sex-abuse-case-3898c76714944a52810fbdb7e1ae6f9d