News, 7/23/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   ARMED CONFLICT

V.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VI.   CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Fate of ICC chief prosecutor heads to unprecedented vote as US sanctions keep him out of New York
https://apnews.com/article/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-sanctions-trump-un-993921d128b11cfd15119e872b2a24f8

Australia: Inside Queensland’s trap houses where vulnerable children are allegedly drugged and sexually abused

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/abc-investigation-exploitation-children-residential-care/106940346

REGIONAL NEWS

Former Lancaster man faces decades in prison for child rape, sexual assault convictions

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/former-lancaster-man-faces-decades-in-prison-for-child-rape-sexual-assault-convictions/article_5eee513c-8772-49e9-9e7f-ca51931fdb04.html

Pastor charged after allegedly sending nude photos to York County minor

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https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/pastor-charged-after-allegedly-sending-nude-photos-to-york-minor/521-b4fed0e0-79ef-4d8f-8d1d-69713cec7c94

Dauphin County man charged in connection to multiple rapes inside gentleman's clubs

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/dauphin-county-man-charged-in-connection-to-multiple-rapes-inside-gentlemans-clubs/521-d7ba9ec7-6d24-4480-9697-f246c0d4d308

Perry County man found guilty of child rape

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/perry-county-man-found-guilty-of-child-rape/

SEX TRAFFICKING

Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

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https://apnews.com/article/usaid-nepal-sex-workers-trump-budget-cuts-d8ea21ca4d43f1598ea54499123d46e0

ARMED CONFLICT

Guatemala races to save 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses during armed conflict

https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-testimony-reparations-arevalo-7a71efb417d0ab9360d20a02641a385f

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Scottish police officer was rapist who attacked women over 14 years

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/scottish-police-officer-alan-greer-rapist-over-14-years

CASE STORIES

Illinois: Chicago Climbing Gym Ordered to Pay $50 Million for Negligence in Child Sexual Abuse Case

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https://www.climbing.com/news/first-ascent-climbing-gym-chicago-negligence-50-million-child-sexual-abuse-case/