News, 1/16/26
Angeline Binick
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
GLOBAL NEWS
Canada: Disciplinary body finds Ontario judge guilty of judicial misconduct
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-judicial-council-panel-paul-currie-9.7049198
Spain: Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him ‘absolutely untrue’
https://apnews.com/article/julio-iglesias-sexual-assault-accusations-26c85c676727da9a00d7b1d2caa4b239
Woman who accused high-profile twins of sexual assault found dead in Australia
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrd9z1ep04o
REGIONAL NEWS
Dauphin County man sentenced to state prison for sexually assaulting teen
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/dauphin-county-man-sentenced-to-state-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-teen/article_5e63fc6b-80b9-49ac-b2ba-eeb842d2cb69.html
State College Police misreporting 100s of rapes ‘didn’t make any difference’ to how cases were handled, oversight board says
https://www.abc27.com/spotlight-pa/police-misreporting-100s-of-rapes-didnt-make-any-difference-to-how-cases-were-handled-oversight-board-says/
POLICY / LEGISLATION
New California law opens temporary window for reporting sexual assault claims
https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/15/new-california-law-opens-temporary-window-for-reporting-sexual-assault-claims/
ARMED CONFLICT
At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide
https://apnews.com/article/rohingya-myanmar-gambia-genocide-icj-court-889d610a194ac1030fac822ab52fb6e5
CAMPUS
The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations
https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-sex-assault-investigations-c01ffc379de6ca543043c1a17955bb47
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Canada: RCMP applicants endured 'improper and invasive' medical exams for years, lawsuit alleges
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
AI videos of child sexual abuse surged to record highs in 2025, new report finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material-report/
California AG sends cease and desist letter to xAI on deepfake images
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/california-ag-sends-cease-desist-letter-xai-deepfake-images-2026-01-16/
CASE STORIES
Uber sexual assault trial: Exec ‘trashed rape victims’ in response to investigations
https://www.courthousenews.com/uber-sexual-assault-trial-exec-trashed-rape-victims-in-response-to-investigations/