News, 5/19/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.       GLOBAL NEWS

II.      REGIONAL NEWS

III.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.     FORENSIC EVIDENCE

V.      SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.     ARMED CONFLICT

VII.    INCARCERATION

VIII.   CLERGY ABUSE

IX.     SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

X.      CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Canada: Sask. survivor celebrates landmark intimate partner violence Supreme Court decision

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-intimate-partner-violence-survivor-supreme-court-of-canada-decision-9.7203039

Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid brother’s sexual abuse claims

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354139/thai-singha-beer-heir-dismissed-family-firm-amid-brothers-sexual-abuse-claims

Police say extra funds to hunt grooming gangs in England and Wales will ‘likely fall short'

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/19/police-extra-funds-hunt-grooming-gangs-england-wales-fall-short

Channel 4 pulls episodes of ‘Married at First Sight UK’ after sexual misconduct claims

https://apnews.com/article/married-at-first-sight-uk-allegations-8c3fcc0c0274af0a240dc4b76bec4d93

REGIONAL NEWS

Lancaster County man accused of raping 9-year-old girl multiple times

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/dylan-shenk-arrest-rape-child-manheim-lancaster-county-nlcrpd/521-fd031ede-cbf2-47ce-8e6a-609911129e07

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Senate Republicans Introduce Funding Measure to Combat Online Child Abuse

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/technology/senate-republicans-funding-combat-online-child-abuse.html

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

UK: Woman who raised concerns over self-swab rape kit firm threatened with legal action, MP claims

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rape-kit-self-swab-enough-alicia-kearns-slapps-b2979058.html

SEX TRAFFICKING

UK police investigate allegations of historic child sex abuse following Epstein file release

https://apnews.com/article/epstein-child-sex-abuse-uk-surrey-berkshire-ce43aa16fcdb24d68bc05c0c142e8215

ARMED CONFLICT

Libyan prison chief known as ‘Angel of Death’ appears before ICC accused of war crimes

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/libya-international-criminal-court-mitiga-hishri-79c550ada4fe6e02e0794d2a69e8430d

INCARCERATION

Federal lawsuit alleges minors faced physical, sexual abuse while being held at Maine Youth Center

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-crime/2026-05-19/federal-lawsuit-alleges-minors-faced-physical-sexual-abuse-while-being-held-at-maine-youth-center

CLERGY ABUSE

Maryland: Archdiocese of Baltimore files new proposed plan for Chapter 11 reorganization

https://www.ncronline.org/news/archdiocese-baltimore-files-new-proposed-plan-chapter-11-reorganization

Pennsylvania: Parish scarred by clergy abuse creates memorial for survivors

https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish-scarred-clergy-abuse-creates-memorial-survivors

Peter Hollingworth, former governor-general of Australia and retired Anglican bishop, dies aged 91

Hollingworth came under fire over allegations he failed to act on child sex abuse claims against Anglican clergy during his Brisbane tenure in the 1990s.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/former-governor-general-peter-hollingworth-dies/106554086

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Australia: Former Brisbane GP Stan Theodoros charged with 148 counts of rape and sexual assault

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/gp-stellios-theodoros-charges-148-counts-rape-sexual-assault/106661536

CASE STORIES

Michigan: Former Detroit police sergeant to appear in court for kidnapping, rape charges
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-detroit-police-sergeant-appear-court-kidnapping-rape-charges