News, 1/29/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

V.    CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

VI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Taiwan: Cabinet proposes longer statute of limitations for sexual assault of minors
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202601290010

UK: Ex-Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson guilty of rape

(Trigger warning)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0er7j820p0o 

REGIONAL NEWS

Former Conestoga Valley swimming star, ex-doctor gets 22 years in prison for child porn
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/former-conestoga-valley-swimming-star-ex-doctor-gets-22-years-in-prison-for-child-porn/article_6a3bbd44-ba51-4d76-ac55-213d524ddfc3.html 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Healey budget seeks to end Massachusetts rape time limit when DNA evidence exists
https://www.wcvb.com/article/healey-budget-seeks-to-end-mass-rape-time-limit-when-dna-evidence-exists/70178282

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

New Jersey: Victim in School Sex Abuse Case Wins $30 Million Jury Award
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/nyregion/newark-school-sex-abuse-judgment.html

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

Open-source AI models vulnerable to criminal misuse, researchers warn
https://www.reuters.com/technology/open-source-ai-models-vulnerable-criminal-misuse-researchers-warn-2026-01-29/

COMMENTARY

Most AI assistants are feminine — and it's fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/ai-assistants-female-dangerous-stereotypes-abuse/106281652