News, 10/8/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   ADVOCACY

IV.   CLERGY ABUSE
V.    CASE STORIES
VI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Sexual offence cases re-examined amid Victoria Police audit

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/naus_vicpolicenr_0810/105867424 

France: Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband tells court man convicted of rape knew she was sedated

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/gisele-pelicot-ex-husband-tells-court-man-convicted-rape-knew-sedated 

Women’s rights activists protest against Latvia’s possible withdrawal from domestic violence treaty

https://apnews.com/article/latvia-riga-protest-women-rights-domestic-violence-5edf932e14611145be9a324c461d4731 

Canada: Peter Nygard's charges stayed in Winnipeg sexual assault case

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-trial-stayed-charges-9.6931689 

REGIONAL NEWS

York man found guilty of sexually abusing child in Adams County

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/adams-county/york-man-found-guilty-sexually-abusing-child/521-ec6042e3-94f2-4e1c-af64-796bc4c04330 

ADVOCACY

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia's only rape crisis center announces layoffs, service cuts amid state budget impasse

https://www.phillyvoice.com/woar-philadelphia-center-against-sexual-violence-rape-crisis-layoffs/  

Pennsylvania: No State Budget Impasse Hits Social Services
https://www.abc23.com/newspost/no-state-budget-impasse-hits-social-services/

CLERGY ABUSE

Australia: Buddhist monk Naotunne Vijitha pleads not guilty to historical child sexual assault charges

(Trigger warning)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/buddhist-monk-naotunne-vijitha-child-sexual-assault-trial/105866012 

CASE STORIES

New Jersey Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/business/uber-nj-attorney-general-sexual-assaults.html 

Kentucky lawsuit says Roblox fails to protect children on its popular online gaming platform

https://apnews.com/article/roblox-kentucky-lawsuit-attorney-geneal-russell-coleman-4104db6e4aa16395b8bf5082e4a6a8cc 

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal by Lazzaro over sex crime conviction

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/07/supreme-court-denies-anton-lazzaro-appeal-in-sex-trafficking-conviction 

COMMENTARY

Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ transforms private notes into a legacy record

(Trigger warning)

https://theconversation.com/epsteins-birthday-book-transforms-private-notes-into-a-legacy-record-265715