News, 1/20/26
Angeline Binick
II. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
VI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Russell Brand appears in UK court by video link on further rape, sex assault charges
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/russell-brand-appears-uk-court-by-video-link-further-rape-sex-assault-charges-2026-01-20/
French investigators expose failings in Dominique Pelicot mass rape case
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260119-french-investigators-expose-failings-in-dominique-pelicot-mass-rape-case
Son of Norway's crown princess, accused of raping 4 women, faces new charges
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marius-borg-hoiby-son-norway-princess-accused-rape-new-charges/
Teenager among Iranian protesters sexually assaulted in custody, rights group says
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Australia: Workplace sexual harassment unlikely to be reported
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/18/charter-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-across-nhs-in-england-has-failed-say-unions
SEX TRAFFICKING
Alexander brothers set to face federal sex trafficking charges
https://abcnews.go.com/US/alexander-brothers-set-face-federal-sex-trafficking-charges/story?id=129214733
Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files
https://abc7.com/post/justice-department-says-members-congress-cant-intervene-release-jeffrey-epstein-files/18421285/
ARMED CONFLICT
Palestinians endure ‘systemic abuse’ in Israeli prisons, rights group says
CASE STORIES
Actor Melissa Gilbert among witnesses at New Mexico detention hearing for husband Timothy Busfield
https://apnews.com/article/timothy-busfield-child-sex-abuse-charges-d35a83ab57dc0e7a37c25a92ffc63a11
Texas: Houston-area men accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women while working as rideshare drivers
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2026/01/16/540959/houston-area-men-accused-of-kidnapping-and-sexually-assaulting-women-while-working-as-rideshare-drivers/
Tommy Lee Accuser Refiles Sex Assault Lawsuit Using New California Law
COMMENTARY
How to involve men and boys in tackling misogyny? Start by treating them not just as perpetrators
https://theconversation.com/how-to-involve-men-and-boys-in-tackling-misogyny-start-by-treating-them-not-just-as-perpetrators-272927