News, 4/15/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     ARMED CONFLICT

II.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

III.   ONLINE ABUSE

IV.   CASE STORIES

V.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

ARMED CONFLICT

'War on women and girls' : Sexual violence the 'blueprint and strategy' of Sudan's brutal civil war

(Video)

https://www.france24.com/en/war-on-women-and-girls-sexual-violence-the-blueprint-and-strategy-of-sudan-s-brutal-civil-war

South Korea: Seoul court sentences US YouTuber to 6 months in jail over offensive stunts

Somali sparked public outrage after posting a video of himself kissing and performing a lap dance on a statue commemorating victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery during World War II.

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-johnny-somali-youtube-statue-prison-9491a8f50244798c27fa794a8f2b07e4

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sex abuse after previous conviction was overturned

https://apnews.com/article/james-heap-ucla-gynecologist-sexual-abuse-conviction-41d02d54f363ada78fa8c87926d57e4d

ONLINE ABUSE

Roblox agrees to pay $10 million, make platform changes in Nevada settlement over child safety

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/roblox-agrees-pay-10-million-make-platform-changes-nevada-settlement-over-child-2026-04-15/

CASE STORIES

Jury selection starts for Harvey Weinstein’s latest retrial in a New York rape case

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-rape-trial-metoo-4c1ab0f9aed5d563a1146c799dd0250d

Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress

https://apnews.com/article/eric-swalwell-tony-gonzalez-metoo-congress-41e76611027dfe4e513b9c9dedf05f68

Sexual misconduct claims trigger resignations and broader ethics concerns in Congress

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/sexual-misconduct-claims-trigger-resignations-and-broader-ethics-concerns-in-congress

COMMENTARY

What one Epstein survivor discovered in the Epstein files

(Video)

https://www.cnn.com/us/video/epstein-survivor-epstein-files