News, 8/6/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     SEXUAL HARASSMENT

III.    SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.    CLERGY ABUSE

V.     CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

UK: Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/06/burnham-intervened-possible-early-prison-release-grooming-gang-perpetrators

UK: Ex-pop star Gary Glitter appears in court over historic sex offences
https://www.reuters.com/world/ex-pop-star-gary-glitter-appears-court-over-historic-sex-offences-2026-08-05/

High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/06/indian-journalist-tarun-tejpal-convicted-raping-colleague

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

North Carolina Republican Edwards drops reelection bid after sexual harassment allegations
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/north-carolina-republican-edwards-drops-reelection-bid-after-sexual-harassment-2026-08-05/

SEX TRAFFICKING

State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-new-mexico-abuse-886132de2292c14cb055d2bff09c8ccf

CLERGY ABUSE

US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud
https://apnews.com/article/apollo-carreon-quiboloy-us-philippines-extradition-request-f8b6e2df55c14c837820eff4a6ed9544

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

(Trigger warning)

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-that-contained-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/