News, 12/2/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   ARMED CONFLICT

V.    MILITARY

VI.   CLERGY ABUSE
VII.  SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VIII. ARTS & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/02/rape-victims-england-wales-protected-serial-liar-trope-legal-shake-up 

UK: Quarter of forces lack basic policies on sexual offences, report says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r787grqp0o

Canada: Manitoba Premier urges review of public notification system for high-risk sex offenders after Winnipeg student grabbed

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wab-kinew-review-sex-offender-release-notification-9.7000526 

New report looks at how Canadian sexual violence survivors experience the justice system

(Audio)

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6999546

Ghana confronts sexual harassment crisis

https://www.dw.com/en/ghana-confronts-sexual-harassment-crisis/audio-74970384 

Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-ultra-orthodox-jewish-sect-lev-tahor-45392d6b12f2b8223152f2cb231a7a72 

Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity

(Trigger warning)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj69588eewyo 

REGIONAL NEWS

Clay Township man to spend up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sexual assault

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/clay-township-man-to-spend-up-to-25-years-in-prison-after-pleading-guilty-to/article_233751d0-288a-4bcc-877f-5b722fbcbe26.html 

SEX TRAFFICKING

Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse

Child rescue groups are trying to save victims from sex trafficking in the Philippines. But a DW investigation found that they could be enabling abuse.

https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-child-sex-abuse-trafficking-deutsche-welle-investigation/a-74966421 

Hundreds of Texas youth survived human trafficking, new DFPS data reveals

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/hundreds-of-texas-youth-survived-human-trafficking-new-dfps-data-reveals/amp/ 

ARMED CONFLICT

Germany sends a Libyan man suspected of war crimes to the ICC to face justice

https://apnews.com/article/icc-court-libya-germany-war-crimes-6e2bc06e06edcbdd394544e48c26e9db 

MILITARY

Australia: Government announces ADF sexual violence inquiry

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/defence/106094900 

CLERGY ABUSE

Louisiana: Survivors of New Orleans clergy abuse weigh forgiveness in court

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-survivors-court 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Canada: Settlement of lawsuit over abuse at schools for deaf prompts tears, hugs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/a-huge-relief-settlement-of-lawsuit-over-abuse-at-schools-for-deaf-prompts-tears-hugs-9.6996772 

ARTS & CULTURE

Sean (Diddy) Combs calls Netflix docuseries, in which jurors explain verdict, a 'shameful hit piece'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sean-combs-the-reckoning-9.7000277