News, 6/9/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    SEX TRAFFICKING

III.   ARMED CONFLICT

IV.   ARTS & CULTURE

V.    CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body on sexual misconduct allegations

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https://apnews.com/article/international-criminal-court-khan-suspended-8d7b68e361a27ef08cfe515a131af230

SEX TRAFFICKING

Diddy's former 'right hand' woman scores win in trafficking lawsuit

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/06/09/diddy-kristina-khorram-lawsuit-claims-dismissed/90471211007/

Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff set to testify before House panel

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/jeffrey-epstein-assistant-lesley-groff-testifies

ARMED CONFLICT

New Al Jazeera film exposes Israel’s use of rape in jails

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/9/they-were-laughing-israels-use-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse-in-prisons

First war crimes complaint against Sudan’s paramilitary forces filed in Kenya

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https://apnews.com/article/kenya-sudan-rsf-war-crimes-petition-2045ec4afb83ea70c4d7dd4ea983431d

ARTS & CULTURE

Laverne Cox processes childhood sexual abuse, abandonment and transphobia in Transcendent

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/06/09/laverne-cox-memoir-transcendent-interview/90466709007/

CASE STORIES

Serial rapist ex-NFL player transferred from prison to halfway house

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/darren-sharper-ex-nfl-player-rape-case-transfer