News, 1/5/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   MEDICAL
IV.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.    CAMPUS

VI.   CLERGY ABUSE
VII.  CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
VIII. CASE STORIES
IX.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Queensland’s first public child sex offender register goes live

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/queensland-first-public-child-sex-offender-register/106193888

Australia: Child abuse campaigners want reforms to Centrelink, insurance repayments from compensation

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/child-abuse-survivor-compensation-repayments/106186294 

REGIONAL NEWS

Maureen Powers, longtime director of YWCA Lancaster, dies at 77

Powers served as a member of the Respect Together nonprofit board for years, resigning shortly before her death.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/a-pioneer-maureen-powers-longtime-director-of-the-ywca-of-lancaster-dies-at-77/article_1068467d-47e2-4410-8899-db19361a0bd3.html 

MEDICAL

Domestic violence survivors show similar brain trauma to professional athletes, Australian-first study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/05/domestic-violence-survivors-strangulation-brain-trauma 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

US’s first registry of domestic abusers takes effect in Tennessee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/tennessee-domestic-violence-registry 

CAMPUS

Australia: New code comes into effect to tackle gender violence at universities

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/new-code-comes-into-effect-to-tackle-gender-violence-at-univers/106198936 

CLERGY ABUSE

Louisiana: Archdiocese of New Orleans issues apology to victims of clergy sex abuse
https://www.nola.com/news/archdiocese-new-orleans-issues-apology-victims-clergy-sex-abuse/article_13438b24-1b5b-469f-80d6-08d265bcf463.html 

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/ 

European Commission calls Grok's sexualized AI photos 'illegal,' Britain demands answers
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/britain-demands-elon-musks-grok-answers-concerns-about-sexualised-photos-2026-01-05/ 

CASE STORIES

Gospel Star Donnie McClurkin Sued for Sexual Abuse

https://www.billboard.com/pro/gospel-singer-donnie-mcclurkin-sexual-assault-lawsuit/ 

'Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/nathan-chasing-horse-trial-sexual-abuse-w65821 

COMMENTARY

Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/epstein-files-police-failures