News, 5/27/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      REGIONAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    ADVOCACY

IV.    ONLINE ABUSE

V.     SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VI.    CASE STORIES

VII.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

Shippensburg police officer on leave in lieu of federal child exploitation investigation
https://local21news.com/news/local/shippensburg-police-officer-on-leave-in-lieu-of-federal-child-exploitation-investigation-pa-pennsylvania-csam-child-sexual-abuse-material

POLICY / LEGISLATION

New Maine law to help address untested sexual assault kit backlog

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/health/2026/05/27/new-maine-law-to-help-address-untested-sexual-assault-kit-backlog

South Carolina governor signs bills on child sexual abuse material, other issues

https://www.wrdw.com/video/2026/05/27/sc-governor-signs-bills-child-sexual-abuse-material-other-issues/

ADVOCACY

‘Queer Love’ campaign launched to address domestic violence

D.C. event set for LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day on May 28

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/27/queer-love-shouldnt-hurt-campaign/

ONLINE ABUSE

Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/27/girls-unwanted-images-misogyny-abuse-harassment-online-uk-survey-barnardos

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

France: Rare public trial opens in Paris child abuse case as parents seek national wake-up call

(Video)

https://apnews.com/video/rare-public-trial-opens-in-paris-child-abuse-case-as-parents-seek-national-wake-up-call-d8b695aa5cc844cea9b07242bcec5645

CASE STORIES

Convicted ‘How I Met Your Mother’ actor Nick Pasqual sued for sexual battery, assault by ex-girlfriend
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-27/nick-pasqual-how-i-met-your-mother-sued-sexual-assault-ex-girlfriend

Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise could be jailed until trial
https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-stepsister-killed-63d9ccd0418bdca8d1c16927a9046946

COMMENTARY

World’s largest study of child sexual abuse perpetrators reveals why they abuse
https://theconversation.com/worlds-largest-study-of-child-sexual-abuse-perpetrators-reveals-why-they-abuse-275930