News, 11/21/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    INCARCERATION

VI.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VII.  CASE STORIES
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Canada: New rules on publication bans cleared way for victim to come forward

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-rules-on-publication-bans-cleared-way-for-victim-to-come-forward-9.6986814 

US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/texas-haiti-rape-indictment 

South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn979g302l9o 

Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials

https://www.reuters.com/world/germany-classify-date-rape-drugs-weapons-trials-2025-11-21/

UK: Strictly Come Dancing star reportedly arrested on suspicion of rape

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/21/strictly-come-dancing-star-reportedly-arrested 

REGIONAL NEWS

Lancaster County man accused of secretly filming woman and her 10-year-old daughter in his bathroom

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/thomas-matthew-bradley-arrest-secretly-filming-woman-juvenile-in-bathroom/521-5a9d503a-1c68-4ccd-b6dc-12d1d90b764a 

Dauphin County man arrested for allegedly raping child

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/dauphin-county-man-arrested-allegedly-raping-child/521-9675047d-88fa-491c-a3d8-c7ef81b5ed83 

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

Somalia Cabinet Approves Bill Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation

https://hornobserver.com/articles/3538/Somalia-Cabinet-Approves-Bill-Prohibiting-Female-Genital-MutilationFGM 

SEX TRAFFICKING

What to know about the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files

https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-release-justice-department-32cbc21a6ae8189dccd00455dc83d2be 

Senate Dems target JPMorgan’s handling of Epstein accounts

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/20/congress/senate-dems-target-jpmorgans-handling-of-epstein-accounts-00661582 

INCARCERATION

New Hampshire top court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-hampshire-supreme-court-takes-disputed-verdict-landmark-127722559 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Army investigates OBGYN accused of abusing, secretly filming women

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/20/texas-army-obgyn-sexual-abuse-lawsuit/87246162007/

Australia: Transport ministers under pressure for national response to learner driver sexual assault

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/national-response-calls-to-address-learner-driver-sexual-assault/106033646 

CASE STORIES

Vin Diesel’s Accuser Plans to Appeal After Judge Dismisses Her Sexual Battery Lawsuit Against Actor

(Trigger warning)

https://people.com/vin-diesel-accuser-will-appeal-after-judge-dismisses-sexual-battery-lawsuit-11854041 

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' male accuser shares details about his sexual abuse allegations

(Video)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/entertainment/video/sean-diddy-combs-male-accuser-wagmeister-digvid 

COMMENTARY

The Rising Threat of Digital Abuse: Women’s Vulnerability in the Age of AI and Online Harassment

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-rising-threat-of-digital-abuse-womens-vulnerability-in-the-age-of-ai-and-online-harassment/