News, 2/4/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   CLERGY ABUSE
V.    CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

VI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Child abuse survivors want compensation loophole tightened
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/paedophile-compensation-payment-loophole/106300310

Stepson of Norway's crown prince cries in court, denies videos on his phone show rape
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/son-norways-crown-princess-cries-court-denies-videos-his-phone-show-rape-2026-02-04/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Colorado: Bill would let survivors request evidence be retested if a crime lab employee engaged in 'wrongful action'
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/bill-would-let-survivors-request-evidence-be-retested-if-a-crime-lab-employee-engaged-in-wrongful-action 

SEX TRAFFICKING

UK will release files about Mandelson’s ambassador appointment as anger mounts over Epstein

https://apnews.com/article/britain-jeffrey-epstein-mandelson-e6e21888de8a89b6f9dd2a5fe586ea6c

David A. Ross resigns from School of Visual Arts after ties to Jeffrey Epstein surface

https://apnews.com/article/david-a-ross-epstein-f4b867684e75fe428bfaddbd8d80955a

Epstein survivors still identifiable in document dump despite DOJ promises, attorney says

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/epstein-survivors-still-identifiable-document-dump-doj-promises-attorn-rcna257485

Author who co-wrote two books with Noam Chomsky condemns scholar’s ties to Epstein

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/jeffrey-epstein-files-noam-chomsky

Poland to investigate Epstein files for potential Polish victims

https://apnews.com/article/poland-epstein-jeffrey-russia-documents-036d5074cca6f555eb895b0dee416720

Police assess allegation Epstein sent second woman to UK for sex with Andrew

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3zg9g3v4lo

Bill Gates denies Epstein claims

(Video)

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/business/video/bill-gates-epstein-files-digvid

California: Human trafficking crackdown leads to 600 arrests and 170 victims rescued, including children

https://abc7.com/post/california-trafficking-crackdown-operation-reclaim-rebuild-leads-600-arrests-170-victims-rescued-including-children/18537848/ 

CLERGY ABUSE

Ohio United Methodist Church sued, accused of failing to act on abuse warnings
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2026/02/04/ohio-united-methodist-church-sexual-abuse-lawsuit/88491795007/ 

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content depicting child sex abuse
https://www.reuters.com/technology/unicef-calls-criminalization-ai-content-depicting-child-sex-abuse-2026-02-04/ 

Australia: Online safety watchdog says tech giants failing to detect child abuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/online-safety-watchdog-says-tech-giants-failing-on-child-abuse/106306564 

COMMENTARY

Epstein tracked #MeToo fallout and advised accused men behind the scenes
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/jeffrey-epstein-files-tracked-metoo-fallout/