I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
IV. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
V. MEDICAL
VI. POLICY / LEGISLATION
VII. SEX TRAFFICKING
VIII. CAMPUS
IX. CLERGY ABUSE
X. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
XI. ARTS & CULTURE
XII. ADVOCACY
XIII. CASE STORIES
GLOBAL NEWS
Canada: Defense lawyers target E.M.’s memory ‘gap,’ credibility as witness at world juniors sex assault trial
Canada: Sexual assault survivors calling on Ontario to lift policy that limits access to community justice programs
Malaysia’s Anwar given second chance to prove immunity from sexual assault suit
Australia: ACT Greens announce bill that would make institutions vicariously liable for sexual abuse by employees
Public disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland town Ballymena after alleged sexual assault
South Africa: Hate Crime Rapist Has Sentence Increased to Life
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REGIONAL NEWS
York hosts summit with local groups to combat human trafficking risks
Columbia man sentenced up to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor
South Carolina man facing sex crime charges after allegedly assaulting girl at motel
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Washington state farmworkers fear retaliation, deportation for reporting sexual harassment to key federal agency
Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400M lawsuit against ‘It Ends With Us’ costar Blake Lively
Alex Cooper Accuses Former Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment in New Documentary
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MEDICAL
Health care provider working to bring sexual assault exams in rural Wisconsin areas lacking access
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Illinois: Under bill, state highway cameras could be used to investigate human trafficking
Kehoe signs into law Missouri bill voiding NDAs in child sex abuse cases
Pennsylvania House advances bills to let child sexual abuse victims sue despite time limits
SEX TRAFFICKING
Porn website owner, once one of FBI's most wanted fugitives, pleads guilty to sex trafficking
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says he was violent and forced a sex encounter after public apology in 2024
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CAMPUS
Baptist college in Georgia places president on leave as it probes whether he ignored sexual abuse
CLERGY ABUSE
As Southern Baptists gather, death of former SBC publishing exec looms over abuse debate
Power, secrecy: Hong Kong advocates on why church sex abuse cases take time to surface
New leader for Indian diocese vacated by bishop accused of raping nun
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
UK regulator investigates possible online safety breaches at 4chan and other platforms
ARTS & CULTURE
Strauss victim featured in film on Ohio State sexual abuse scandal shares thoughts ahead of premiere
The manosphere seizes on the Diddy trial to undermine alleged victims: ‘I don’t see no crimes committed’
ADVOCACY
Proposed federal cuts could severely impact the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
CASE STORIES
Nine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new report
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Foreperson’s complaints signal a divided jury at Harvey Weinstein’s retrial
Weinstein jury set to keep deliberating after tensions spill into public
Wander Franco’s attorney to ask court to exonerate his client in sexual abuse case