News, 5/30/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   DISASTERS

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VI.   CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

France: Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/29/gisele-pelicots-daughter-says-she-believes-online-porn-played-role-in-case

UK: Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court

https://apnews.com/article/russell-brand-court-plead-not-guilty-8927e37dec79856f60f04ce2d914dc01

REGIONAL NEWS

York County man sentenced after child sex abuse investigation

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/york-county-man-sentenced-after-child-sex-abuse-investigation/

Bestiality, child sexual abuse material allegedly found on man’s phone in Cumberland County

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/bestiality-child-sexual-abuse-material-allegedly-found-on-mans-phone-in-cumberland-county/

A man charged in a 2013 Pennsylvania campus sex assault hires a lawyer to review possible plea deal

https://apnews.com/article/campus-sexual-assault-pennsylvania-facebook-115f1c07e44675e13fdb39de58513f9f

DISASTERS

Hawaii: Sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/sexual-violence-lahaina-hawaii-wildfires

SEX TRAFFICKING

Second woman tells jury Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her

(Trigger warning)

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/second-woman-tells-jury-sean-diddy-combs-sexually-abused-her-2025-05-29/

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Canada: Hundreds of serious injuries reported involving kids in care 'tip of the iceberg', says Manitoba youth advocate

(Trigger warning)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/injuries-cfs-advocate-1.7547232

30 people accused this probation officer of sexual abuse. He won’t face charges

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-29/more-than-two-dozen-people-accused-him-of-sexual-abuse-he-wont-face-charges

In France, survivors of pediatric sexual abuse seek change

https://www.dw.com/en/in-france-survivors-of-pediatric-sexual-abuse-seek-change/a-72723188

CASE STORIES

Zion Williamson Accused of Rape in Newly Filed Lawsuit

(Trigger warning)

https://www.si.com/nba/zion-williamson-accused-rape-newly-filed-lawsuit

Harvey Weinstein weighs whether to testify in sex crimes retrial

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-sex-crimes-retrial-defense-4e8a353e5265ab66a5d934035a764380

Smokey Robinson files defamation suit against former housekeepers accusing him of sexual assault

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/29/smokey-robinson-files-defamation-suit-against-former-housekeepers-accusing-him-of-sexual-assault