News, 1/2/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.    SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.   CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/more-women-reporting-abuse-norway-since-royal-family-member-allegations-trial 

‘They thought we were problem children’: How grooming victims were failed in Oldham, UK

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/31/how-grooming-victims-were-failed-oldham-children

UK: Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/31/oldham-child-gang-rape-suspect-evaded-prosecution-attempted-murder-wife 

REGIONAL NEWS

New Holland sex offender sentenced to state prison on child pornography charges
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/new-holland-sex-offender-sentenced-to-state-prison-on-child-pornography-charges/article_950408a5-304b-4d4d-bb05-907b7ef6327a.html 

Harrisburg man charged with attempted rape of minor

(Trigger warning)

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/harrisburg-police-arrest-shail-rai-attempted-rape-minor/521-206155cb-3929-4261-8da1-4941d23d0bed

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Will Smith sued by tour violinist for sexual harassment, retaliation

(Trigger warning)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/01/01/will-smith-lawsuit-brian-king-joseph/87984124007/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Minnesota: Domestic abuse or sexual assault survivors can apply for paid leave
https://www.kare11.com/video/news/local/breaking-the-news/domestic-abuse-or-sexual-assault-survivors-can-apply-for-paid-leave/89-932c31b9-fc94-44b5-84ee-4941ca3d5edb 

California: New state trafficking law targets demand side of sex trade
https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/12/31/new-state-trafficking-law-targets-demand-side-of-sex-trade 

SEX TRAFFICKING

DOJ seeks to enlist 400 attorneys to review more than 5M pages of Epstein records: Sources
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-seeks-enlist-400-attorneys-review-5m-pages/story 

With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/02/nx-s1-5662638/epstein-files-release-trump-conspiracy-2026 

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors
https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-ministers-report-groks-sex-related-content-x-platform-prosecutors-2026-01-02/ 

Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/