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Angeline Binick

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Apr 22, 2026, 3:34:53 PM (2 days ago) Apr 22
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I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING
V.    ARMED CONFLICT
VI.   INCARCERATION
VII.  SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VIII. ONLINE ABUSE
IX.    CASE STORIES
X.     COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


UK: Victims of sexual violence distressed by MPs’ ‘pugnacious’ questioning


Avoid men, German police association chief tells women


‘Will they kill us too?’ Murder of leading feminist has chilling effect on Iraq’s activists


Indonesia rights bodies find widespread abuses in 2025 protests
(Trigger warning)


Australia: Support services nationwide 'buckling under demand' during Sexual Assault Awareness Month





REGIONAL NEWS


'Visibly intoxicated' man sexually assaults woman at Carlisle motel: police


York County man accused of having child pornography on 'several devices'





POLICY / LEGISLATION


Missouri Senate debates statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse


Rhode Island: Judge blocks feds from restricting grants serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault





SEX TRAFFICKING


More than 500 women a day advertised for sex work in Northern Ireland


Gates Foundation says it has opened external review of Epstein ties





ARMED CONFLICT


Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says
(Trigger warning)





INCARCERATION


Appeals court clears path to move trans women into men’s prisons despite sexual assault risk


Oregon to pay $295K to trans woman imprisoned until 2049
(Trigger warning)





SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS


Massachusetts: Derrick Todd, doctor accused of rape, assault of patients, faces 81 new charges, Suffolk County DA says


West Virginia: Former school janitor indicted on several sexual abuse charges; at least 10 victims come forward





ONLINE ABUSE


UK regulator probes Telegram over child sexual abuse concerns


Roblox to pay $23 million to Alabama, West Virginia to settle child safety investigations


Australia asks Roblox, Minecraft to detail child safety measures





CASE STORIES


The Music Industry’s Unfinished #MeToo Fight


Harvey Weinstein preyed on a 'fragile' woman, prosecutor says at third trial


Dozens of US lawmakers have been accused of sexual harassment, study finds


Ethics panel reveals it’s conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017


House Ethics Committee urges victims of sexual misconduct to contact them after lawmaker resignations


16-year-old stepbrother pleads not guilty to murder, sexual abuse charges in Anna Kepner's cruise ship death





COMMENTARY


He Spiked the Lube? Not Just Drinks: The Disturbing Rise of Spiking in Queer Spaces
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