News, 7/3/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   MILITARY

V.    CLERGY ABUSE

VI.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says Working with Children Check reforms 'can't happen soon enough'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/minister-criticises-working-with-children-reforms/105485620

REGIONAL NEWS

Judge fines central Pa. lawyer for accusing witness of lying during rape trial

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/07/judge-fines-central-pa-lawyer-for-accusing-witness-of-lying-during-rape-trial.html

SEX TRAFFICKING

UK: Greater Manchester police investigating over 1,000 grooming gang suspects

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/03/greater-manchester-police-investigating-over-1000-grooming-gang-suspects

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case

https://apnews.com/article/sean-combs-diddy-trial-jury-deliberations-a9358ff8917e96874f027872e07cd9a5

What is the Mann Act? Here’s what to know about the law used to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
https://apnews.com/article/what-is-mann-act-transportation-sentencing-diddy-7360e375ed8dcf3431216c358e18ebfb

MILITARY

Military reverses policy that blocked rape kit exams for civilian workers abroad

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-07-03/rape-test-kits-for-civilians-18322525.html

CLERGY ABUSE

California: Fresno Diocese files bankruptcy, citing abuse claims and need for reconciliation

https://www.ncronline.org/news/fresno-diocese-files-bankruptcy-citing-abuse-claims-and-need-reconciliation

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Australia: Concerns Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences had wider work history than initially disclosed

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/03/concerns-melbourne-childcare-worker-charged-with-sexual-abuse-offences-had-wider-work-history-than-initially-disclosed-ntwnfb

Australia: SA looks to fast-track childcare mobile phone ban after allegations of abuse in Victoria

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/sa-looks-to-fast-track-phone-ban-in-childcare-centres/105491116

COMMENTARY

The Diddy verdict is the latest gruesome marker of a post-#MeToo era

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/03/diddy-verdict-post-metoo-era

How to talk to kids about safety at childcare and spot possible signs of abuse

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-childcare-body-safety-sexual-abuse/105491250