News, 2/6/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     REGIONAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   INCARCERATION

V.    CLERGY ABUSE
VI.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VII.  CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

New York man wanted for sexual assault of Lancaster County girl arrested by U.S. Marshals

https://local21news.com/news/local/new-york-man-wanted-for-sexual-assault-of-lancaster-county-girl-arrested-by-us-marshals-manor-township-horsham-township-montgomery-county-pa-pennsylvania-crime

Police search for man wanted for alleged human trafficking in Dauphin County

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/police-search-for-man-wanted-for-human-trafficking-in-dauphin/521-e5ae00b9-3803-4ed1-956f-1dc743f9c43d 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Proposed supplemental budget would fund rape kit tracking system in Maine

https://wgme.com/news/local/proposed-supplemental-budget-would-fund-rape-kit-tracking-system-in-maine-governor-janet-mills-sexual-assault-survivors

Kentucky bill gains bipartisan backing to boost SANE access

https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/kentucky-bill-gains-bipartisan-backing-to-boost-s-a-n-e-access/ 

Some states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-death-penalty-child-abuse-9b2735642f556819dcf63153b7c631ca 

SEX TRAFFICKING

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-timeline-of-the-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-and-the-fight-to-make-the-governments-files-public

European figures caught in web of Epstein ties

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/european-figures-caught-web-epstein-ties-2026-02-06/

Millions of documents - but Epstein's victims say they are no closer to justice

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y2590l5jo.amp 

UK police searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson over Epstein investigation
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/uk/uk-police-searching-peter-mandelson-linked-properties-intl 

INCARCERATION

Lawsuit accuses WA ICE detention center staff of assault, sexual abuse

(Trigger warning)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/lawsuit-accuses-wa-detention-center-staff-of-assault-sexual-abuse/ 

CLERGY ABUSE

Louisiana: Ex-priest indicted for allegedly raping disabled child while ministering in New Orleans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/mark-francis-ford-child-rape-new-orleans 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

California: Additional Survivors Come Forward in Goleta Care Home Sexual Abuse Case
https://www.independent.com/2026/02/06/additional-survivors-come-forward-in-goleta-care-home-sexual-abuse-case/ 

CASE STORIES

Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

https://apnews.com/article/timothy-busfield-sexual-misconduct-355c30edad16d0ba079b192eb673cb0b

WR Jahmal Edrine charged with rape; no longer at Virginia

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47844489/wr-jahmal-edrine-charged-rape-no-longer-virginia

Uber found liable in sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

https://apnews.com/article/uber-sexual-assault-liable-f2aaf57a2b88948107acfcf11ebc0813