News, 2/12/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    ARMED CONFLICT

VI.   MILITARY

VII.  CLERGY ABUSE

VIII. CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Backpackers and migrants reliant on employers at 'high risk' of harassment

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/temporary-migrant-worker-threat-workplace-harrassment/106310972

Australia: Greens call for parliamentary inquiry into pedophile former Tasmanian police officer Paul Reynolds

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/tasmanian-greens-paul-reynolds-parliamentary-inquiry-call/106332474

France: Gisèle Pelicot calls on victims to ‘never have shame’ in her first TV interview
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/11/gisele-pelicot-memoir-shock-rag-doll-images-shown-by-police

French diplomat with Epstein ties denies accusations after government alerts prosecutor

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-diplomat-with-epstein-ties-denies-accusations-after-government-alerts-2026-02-12/ 

REGIONAL NEWS

Dauphin County police investigate reported sexual assault at restaurant

https://www.wgal.com/article/dauphin-county-police-investigate-reported-sexual-assault-restaurant/70316430

Cumberland County man charged after reportedly sexually assaulting child

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/cumberland-county-firefighter-suspended-reportedly-sexually-assaulting-child/521-c50a7cae-c590-4c48-b7c5-75b35420d8ef

Sex abuse victims in Alabama no longer bound by non-disclosure agreements
https://www.al.com/politics/2026/02/alabama-lawmakers-end-sex-abuse-victim-ndas-with-newly-passed-bill.html

Man found guilty of assaulting young girls over 20 years ago in Lancaster County: DA

https://local21news.com/news/local/man-found-guilty-of-assaulting-young-girls-over-20-years-ago-in-lancaster-county-da 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Missouri Senate weighs ending statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse

https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/missouri-senate-weighs-ending-statute-of-limitations-for-childhood-sexual-abuse/

Kansas bill compels public school teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse training

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/kansas-bill-compels-public-school-teachers-students-to-undergo-annual-sexual-abuse-training/ 

SEX TRAFFICKING

Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein 'co-conspirators'
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-names-3-people-fbi-once-called-jeffrey-epstein-co-conspirators-rcna258335 

ARMED CONFLICT

UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year
https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-children-recruited-violence-unicef-36e90fdd372d2facff3c47524f3c9b86 

MILITARY

UK: Military sex abuse victims to be offered legal aid
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rjggzxe24o 

CLERGY ABUSE

New York: Brooklyn Diocese to settle 1,100 more sex abuse cases after paying $100M+ in victim compensation
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-diocese-sex-abuse-settlement-1100-cases/ 

CASE STORIES

BYU receiver Parker Kingston faces rape charge
https://www.reuters.com/sports/byu-receiver-parker-kingston-faces-rape-charge--flm-2026-02-12/

Judge orders Les Wexner to testify in Ohio State abuse survivors' lawsuit
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-orders-les-wexner-testify-ohio-state-abuse-survivors-lawsuit-rcna258748