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Angeline Binick

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Feb 9, 2026, 6:45:03 PM (3 days ago) Feb 9
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I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    SEXUAL HARASSMENT
III.   FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
IV.   MEDICAL
V.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
VI.   LAW ENFORCEMENT
VII.  SEX TRAFFICKING
VIII. CLERGY ABUSE
IX.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
X.    ONLINE ABUSE
XI.   TECHNOLOGY
XII.  CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


Taliban law legalizes violence against women, girls in Afghanistan
https://tribune.net.ph/2026/02/09/taliban-law-legalizes-violence-against-women-girls-in-afghanistan 






SEXUAL HARASSMENT


Michigan: Lawsuit accuses MSU, VP of retaliation for reporting sexual harassment



UK: Lib Dems suspend Chris Rennard amid new inquiry into sexual harassment claims





FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


UN: 4.5 million girls at risk of genital mutilation in 2026

(Trigger warning)


Kenya: Government cracks down on FGM perpetrators to protect girls
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/govt-cracks-down-on-fgm-perpetrators-to-protect-girls/ 





MEDICAL


Canada: Central Alberta clinic pioneers ‘first-of-its-kind’ sexual assault care
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/red-deer-sexual-assault-care-emergency-room-hospital-9.7074546 





POLICY / LEGISLATION


States move to ban NDAs that silence survivors of child sexual abuse



Oregon legislature prepares another overhaul of harassment rules





LAW ENFORCEMENT


Canada: More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/rcmp-gender-based-violence-analysis-9.7077762 





SEX TRAFFICKING


Epstein pressed billionaire media mogul to influence coverage, files reveal



From New York to New Mexico: New Epstein files shed light on his sprawling ranch outside Santa Fe
Multiple women have said that Epstein abused them as teen girls or young adults on his New Mexico ranch.


Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-congress-f1e947bb9128aaa626390f0987f322e9


Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files


FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show


Which members of France's political and cultural elite are named in the Epstein files?


British PM fights to keep his job after revelations about former ambassador’s ties to Epstein


Senegalese police arrest 14 suspects in a child abuse network run by a French national
https://apnews.com/article/senegal-child-sex-abuse-rape-france-829fc061ee8bae45785e17982195395e 





CLERGY ABUSE


Vatican again OKs Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed at last minute
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-fulton-sheen-us-beatification-illinois-534d743e4e3302e480ae7253d86fdcd8 





SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS


Montana: Inside the ‘systemic’ sexual abuse reporting failure at a Helena hospital

(Trigger warning)





ONLINE ABUSE

 

UK: Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/07/campaigners-call-stronger-protection-against-ai-generated-explicit-imagery 





TECHNOLOGY


Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media






CASE STORIES

WR Jahmal Edrine no longer on Virginia roster after rape, abduction charges

 


 

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