News, 10/16/25

[Angeline Binick]

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

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    INCARCERATION

VI.   CLERGY ABUSE
VII.  CASE STORIES
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

UK: Reports of sexual offences on trains up by a third since 2015

(Trigger warning)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39r2zp1dw7o.amp 

REGIONAL NEWS

Police search for suspect in Lancaster County restroom exposure incident

https://www.wgal.com/article/police-search-suspect-lancaster-county-restroom-exposure-incident/69062780 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Sexual assault survivors, victim advocates call on Pa. lawmakers to pass budget as funding holdup imperils rape crisis centers

https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/16/here-we-are-sexual-assault-survivors-victim-advocates-call-on-pa-lawmakers-to-pass-budget-as-funding-holdup-imperils-rape-crisis-centers/ 

Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-dei-human-trafficking 

SEX TRAFFICKING

Virginia Giuffre’s story of abuse exposes impunity of powerful men, UK experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/16/virginia-giuffres-story-jeffrey-epstein-system-men-abuse-women-impunity-campaigners-say 

Giuffre accuses 'entitled' Andrew in posthumous book

(Trigger warning)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kpjyjyrlno 

Bank of America sued over alleged financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bank-of-america-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-financial-transactions-jane-doe/ 

INCARCERATION

Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in ICE facility

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana 

CLERGY ABUSE

New Hampshire court rules in clergy abuse case that 2020 law cannot be applied retroactively

https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-clergy-abuse-statute-of-limitations-043f23466d0e6690471e1f257994e884 

Catholic Church is failing abuse victims, Vatican panel says

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/catholic-church-too-slow-helping-abuse-victims-vatican-panel-says-2025-10-16/ 

Vatican report calls for reparations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-sex-abuse-4e8527dc9c26f19d7f53254e6401044e 

CASE STORIES

USC grad student accused of serial rapes, drugging women in Southern California

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-15/usc-grad-student-charged-serial-predator 

COMMENTARY

Immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking sue over ICE policies

https://19thnews.org/2025/10/u-t-visas-lawsuit-trump-immigration/