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Angeline Binick

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Dec 22, 2025, 6:48:21 PM (3 days ago) Dec 22
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I.      GLOBAL NEWS
II.     REGIONAL NEWS
III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.    SEX TRAFFICKING
V.     ARMED CONFLICT
VI.    INCARCERATION
VII.   CLERGY ABUSE
VIII.  SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
IX.    ONLINE ABUSE
X.     CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


UK: £1m seized from Tate brothers will tackle violence
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp34p2ndeqlo 



Six British men charged with over 60 sexual offences against woman
(Trigger warning)







REGIONAL NEWS


Former Bethlehem school resource officer sentenced for sexually assaulting a student
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/former-pa-school-resource-officer-sentenced-for-sexually-assaulting-a-student/4321465/ 





POLICY / LEGISLATION


US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/justice-department-human-trafficking-survivors-support-funding 



Alabama: ‘Trey’s Law’ would prohibit NDAs in sex abuse settlements
https://aldailynews.com/treys-law-would-prohibit-ndas-in-child-sex-abuse-settlements/ 





SEX TRAFFICKING


Sister of Epstein victim reported him in 1996, but FBI failed to investigate, files reveal

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/epstein-fbi-maria-farmer-annie-farmer 



Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-f919d9dc9c3957cb2bd2c9c1a14b533c 



Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress


Epstein victims slam release of heavily-redacted files



Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14vy02847vo 


Justice Department’s heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/justice-departments-heavily-redacted-epstein-file-release-draws-criticism-from-lawmakers


Schumer urges Senate to take legal action over Justice Department’s staggered Epstein files
https://apnews.com/article/schumer-epstein-files-trump-justice-department-democrats-811471de65bb1dbe92a3ed2f40e40099 






ARMED CONFLICT


Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

(Trigger warning)


Congolese rape survivors search in vain for medicine after USAID cuts
(Trigger warning)





INCARCERATION


Idaho’s efforts to confront prison sexual abuse hampered by cuts

https://apnews.com/article/prisons-mike-crapo-crime-general-news-donald-trump-ed2832bd54c6d077ad5a0483fd2605c1 





CLERGY ABUSE


Church court acquits a bishop from a small Anglican denomination embroiled in scandal
https://apnews.com/article/anglican-church-north-america-bishop-church-trial-766ff61c759b18f32203c6ed46211c56 





SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS


Nebraska: New court hearing finds '8 to 10' youths allege sexual assault by staff at Kearney youth facility
https://www.ketv.com/article/hearing-youths-allege-sexual-assault-yrtc-kearney-staff/69824299 





ONLINE ABUSE


The rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools



Louisiana: Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled





CASE STORIES


Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/business/uber-background-checks-sexual-assault.html

 


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