News, 7/30/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.    SEX TRAFFICKING

V.     ARMED CONFLICT

VI.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VII.   ONLINE ABUSE

VIII.  CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Canada: Police investigating more than 10 reported sexual assaults in Ottawa since June
https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ottawa-police-receive-several-reports-of-sexual-assaults-across-ottawa-in-recent-days/

REGIONAL NEWS

Schuylkill County man charged for indecent assault of a Waynesboro child
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/schuylkill-county-man-charged-for-indecent-assault-of-a-waynesboro-child/521-ae0a5c7b-7bd4-406e-842e-599ad9905c28

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Minnesota: Mayor of St. Paul reportedly under investigation for sexual harassment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/kaohly-her-st-paul-mayor-sexual-harassment

SEX TRAFFICKING

Epstein files: How victims remain exposed to identification
https://www.dw.com/en/epstein-files-how-victims-remain-exposed-to-identification/a-78137137

Comic-Con sting uncovers nine human trafficking victims and leads to 27 arrests
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/san-diego-comic-con-human-trafficking-sex-buyers-arrests-b3024485.html

Human trafficking in Mexico: The dark side of tourism
https://www.dw.com/en/human-trafficking-in-mexico-the-dark-side-of-tourism/a-78178890

ARMED CONFLICT

The human toll of Sudan's brutal civil war

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/the-human-toll-of-sudan-s-brutal-civil-war/106974492

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Michigan: Investigation revealed ‘devastating’ reports of sexual misconduct at school supported by Epstein
https://apnews.com/article/interlochen-michigan-jeffrey-epstein-cd84e951ec92e19ce9a44c398085d9f7

Australia: Victorian government apologizes to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in schools
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/apology-to-victims-of-abuse-in-school-victoria/106974880 

ONLINE ABUSE

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification’ technology
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-artificial-intelligence-nudification-x-elon-musk-deepfake-131184be939d540de093b567b12c9e16

South Korea’s women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/korea-women-ai-deepfake-porn/

CASE STORIES

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary
https://apnews.com/article/jared-leto-bbc-documentary-assault-allegations-5af6a24a21e4b6a718062a5765b70736

Kanye West Settles Sexual Assault and Wrongful Termination Lawsuit With Ex-Staffer

(Trigger warning)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-settles-sexual-assault-lawsuit-ex-staffer-1235600754/