News, 3/5/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     REGIONAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   ADVOCACY

V.    CLERGY ABUSE

VI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

Ohio tractor-trailer driver faces sexual assault charges in Cumberland County

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/tractor-trailer-driver-charged-with-deviate-sexual-intercourse-in-cumberland/521-9646264f-1b52-4d47-84de-280f957496f0

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Oklahoma: Bill setting deadlines for rape kit testing advances to senate floor

https://ktul.com/news/local/bill-setting-deadlines-for-rape-kit-testing-advances-to-senate-floor

Missouri bill targets ‘date rape’ drugs, lawmaker suspects she was drugged

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/05/missouri-lawmaker-shares-story-of-spiked-drink/88980073007/

Virginia: Bill to restart clock on child sexual abuse cases heading to governor’s desk

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/bill-to-restart-clock-on-child-sexual-abuse-cases-heading-to-governors-desk/

Georgia House passes bill to ban nondisclosure agreements about child sexual abuse

https://www.wabe.org/georgia-house-passes-bill-to-ban-nondisclosure-agreements-about-child-sexual-abuse/

SEX TRAFFICKING

New York sex-trafficking case against high-end real estate broker brothers goes to jury

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/alexander-brothers-sex-trafficking-trial

Epstein files: DOJ plans to release new batch of documents ‘fairly soon

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/epstein-doj-bondi-trump.html

ADVOCACY

New York: City leaders honor women combating domestic and gender-based violence

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/city-leaders-honor-women-combating-domestic-and-gender-based-violence/

CLERGY ABUSE

What to know about the investigation into Catholic priests in Rhode Island and sexual abuse charges

https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-catholic-priest-abuse-diocese-dfde5b09131ea4fc668e32663b3b83d2

COMMENTARY

The incredible bravery of Gisele Pelicot

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/the-incredible-bravery-of-gisele-pelicot/106421216

Child marriage comes with a price tag: $175 billion

https://19thnews.org/2026/03/child-marriage-report-columbia-sandberg/

Australia: Too many Indigenous women are killed by domestic violence. They are more than just numbers

https://theconversation.com/too-many-indigenous-women-are-killed-by-domestic-violence-they-are-more-than-just-numbers-276264