News, 12/19/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING
V.    ARMED CONFLICT

VI.   CLERGY ABUSE
VII.  SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VIII.  CASE STORIES
IX.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Canada: No decision yet on public inquiry N.L. premier called for into child protection concerns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-child-youth-advocate-report-public-inquiry-9.7022919 

Spain's Socialist Party shaken by internal #MeToo scandal
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/12/19/internal-metoo-scandal-shakes-spain-s-socialist-party_6748649_4.html# 

UK government strategy to protect women and girls from violence ‘seriously underfunded’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/18/uk-government-strategy-to-protect-women-and-girls-from-violence-seriously-underfunded 

German court jails man for drugging, raping and filming wife for years
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21pxen1jno 

REGIONAL NEWS

Victims speak out against former police officer now sentenced for rape, assault of 3 girls
https://local21news.com/news/local/victims-speak-out-against-former-police-officer-andrew-selby-now-sentenced-for-rape-assault-of-3-girls-lancaster-city-crime-pennsylvania-pa 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Navajo Nation Considers Ending Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Offenses
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/navajo-nation-considers-ending-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sex-offenses 

SEX TRAFFICKING

More photos released on eve of Jeffrey Epstein files deadline
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/democrats-release-photos-on-eve-of-epstein-files-deadline/106161190 

Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/politics/epstein-documents-redaction-process 

Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-f919d9dc9c3957cb2bd2c9c1a14b533c 

ARMED CONFLICT

The hidden trauma of Malian refugee women and girls

(Video)

https://www.dw.com/en/the-hidden-trauma-of-malian-refugee-women-and-girls/video-75230697 

CLERGY ABUSE

Australia: Grace Tame demands law reform after Diocese of Ballarat cleared of vicarious liability
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-20/grace-tame-campaign-to-change-vicarious-liability-laws/106049438 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

California: Secret sex abuse settlements keep public in the dark about big payouts at schools

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-19/school-districts-california-secret-settlements-childhood-sex-abuse-claims

A long-overdue reckoning with child sex abuse of the past is straining California classrooms today

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-19/california-public-schools-face-billions-in-costs-from-sex-abuse-claims  

ATP Tour sets out safeguarding policy with training for players and potential for bans
https://apnews.com/article/atp-tour-safeguarding-8f6b005a00deaf2e8aa004875317e85b

Australia: Patients allege rape, beatings and staff cover-ups at Brisbane mental hospital in damning report

(Trigger warning)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/qld-wolston-park-report-mental-health/106158032 

CASE STORIES

Colorado man sentenced for sexual exploitation of 84 teen victims ages 13-17 across U.S.
https://www.wowt.com/2025/12/18/colorado-man-sentenced-sexual-exploitation-84-teen-victims-ages-13-17-across-us/ 

COMMENTARY

Violence against women and girls: Four key takeaways from a strategy that aims to change society
https://theconversation.com/violence-against-women-and-girls-four-key-takeaways-from-a-strategy-that-aims-to-change-society-272096