News, 1/14/26
Angeline Binick
II. CHILD MARRIAGE
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IX. CASE STORIES
GLOBAL NEWS
Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/14/victims-commissioner-claire-waxman-warns-against-u-turn-limiting-jury-trials
CHILD MARRIAGE
Who is working to bring an end to child marriage in the Pacific?
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/13/congress/deepfake-porn-bill-allowing-victims-to-sue-passes-senate-00725817
ARMED CONFLICT
UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166746
MILITARY
German general 'shaken' by abuse cases in elite paratroop unit
https://www.reuters.com/world/german-general-shaken-by-abuse-cases-elite-paratroop-unit-2026-01-14/
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Australia: Thousands of ACT childcare documents show behind the scenes of embattled industry
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
Musk claims he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/14/elon-musk-grok-ai-explicit-images
California to investigate xAI over deepfake content, officials say
https://www.reuters.com/world/california-investigate-xai-over-deepfake-content-officials-say-2026-01-14/
UK PM Starmer says X moves to comply with UK law over AI deepfakes
https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-pm-starmer-says-musks-x-moves-comply-with-uk-law-2026-01-14/
Ex-lawmaker who advocated protecting kids gets 17 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse videos
https://apnews.com/article/rj-may-child-sex-abuse-videos-a1d8adf3d7c41fe2b761a046e95799bc
ONLINE ABUSE
Sexual deepfakes on X show need for Canadian online regulator, advocates say
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/x-deepfakes-canada-9.7043522
UK: Image abuse crackdown proposed by minister
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevn0klp20lo
Sport England suspends X social media account and takes aim at Elon Musk
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/13/sport-england-suspends-x-social-media-account-takes-aim-at-elon-musk
Use of AI to harm women has only just begun, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/14/use-of-ai-to-harm-women-has-only-just-begun-experts-warn
CASE STORIES
Timothy Busfield faces new sexual abuse allegation involving 16-year-old girl
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timothy-busfield-faces-new-sexual-abuse-allegation-involving-16-year-o-rcna253998