News, 5/22/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   CHILD MARRIAGE

IV.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.    FORENSIC EVIDENCE

VI.   SEX TRAFFICKING

VII.  ARMED CONFLICT

VIII. CLERGY ABUSE

IX.   CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

There's a German Gisèle Pelicot - But Her Assailants May Go Free

(Trigger warning)

https://derspiegel.substack.com/p/theres-a-german-gisele-pelicot-but

Teenagers’ non-custodial sentences for rape under review, UK government says

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/22/teenage-boys-non-custodial-sentences-rape-unduly-lenient-jess-phillips

REGIONAL NEWS

Former school bus driver, baseball coach allegedly tried to meet up with 'girl' for sex

https://local21news.com/news/local/former-bus-driver-baseball-coach-upper-dauphin-area-school-district-allegedly-tried-to-meet-up-with-girl-for-sex-pennsylvania-state-police-operation-wrong-place-crime-pa

Dauphin County man convicted of sexually assaulting Lancaster County girl in 2017-18

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/kyle-wiebner-conviction-sexual-assault-girl-under-13-lancaster-county/521-b1e8de64-cec4-4eb9-8ff1-3f8ecf50e70c

Lancaster spa employee charged with sexually assaulting multiple customers

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-spa-employee-charged-sexually-assaulting-multiple-customers/521-1dbe2eb5-9add-4cca-ac84-d6aa740b932f

CHILD MARRIAGE

Afghanistan: Taliban ‘legitimising child marriage’ with new law, activists warn

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/taliban-legitimising-child-forced-early-marriage-law-women-rights

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Ohio: Advocate urges lawmakers to support bill increasing sexual assault civil statute of limitations

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2026/05/advocate-urges-lawmakers-to-support-bill-increasing-sexual-assault-civil-statute-of-limitations.html

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

South Africa: Concerns raised over rape kit shortages in Western Cape police units
https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/2026-05-22-rape-kit-crisis-concerns-raised-over-rape-kit-shortages-in-western-cape-police-units/

SEX TRAFFICKING

Here is who Epstein’s longtime assistant accused of sexual abuse

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/politics/sarah-kellen-epstein-abuse-allegations

UK police renew call for witnesses as they broaden inquiry into former Prince Andrew

https://apnews.com/article/britain-andrew-epstein-misconduct-0add5c233b8fd51039779e3c5b1c652c

ARMED CONFLICT

Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-assault-and-in-israeli-detention

CLERGY ABUSE

Arkansas: Years of ignored warnings freed a children’s pastor to sexually abuse girls, lawsuit says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arkansas-pastor-tony-waller-abused-girls-assemblies-god-church-lawsuit-rcna346310

A senior Buddhist monk accused of child sexual abuse is released on bail in Sri Lanka

https://apnews.com/article/buddhist-monk-child-sexual-abuse-court-sri-lanka-7b6d070f2f1a22466e04353bf96c572f

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting ‘deepfakes’

https://apnews.com/article/deepfake-ai-take-it-down-2e0c0ab83fe967d1db1f45af90a03fc2