News, 1/6/26
Angeline Binick
REGIONAL NEWS
New York man charged with sexually assaulting Lancaster city children over several years
POLITICS
US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/ice-trump-democrats-letter
MEDICAL
New research finds sex assault victims suffer form of brain damage
https://www.cbs19news.com/news/health/new-research-finds-sex-assault-victims-suffer-form-of-brain-damage/article_11e64f7a-ae4d-5b30-93e8-a5cf2f875311.html
UT Arlington study identifies challenges – and solutions – for sexual assault care in rural areas
https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2026-01-06/ut-arlington-study-sexual-assault-health-care-rural-nurses-sane
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Audit of fired SafeSport investigator leads to reopening of 3 out of 114 cases
https://apnews.com/article/safesport-fired-investigator-c74e65acdc91fb9a7a9b70afb03f25be
City of Springfield to pay out largest alleged child sexual abuse settlement in Mass. history
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/01/06/city-springfield-pay-out-largest-child-sexual-abuse-settlement-massachusetts-history/
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
Musk’s AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children
https://apnews.com/article/grok-x-musk-ai-nudification-abuse-2021bbdb508d080d46e3ae7b8f297d36
German minister calls for EU legal steps over Grok images on Musk's X
https://www.reuters.com/world/german-minister-says-eu-must-take-legal-steps-stop-groks-sexualised-ai-photos-2026-01-06/
ONLINE ABUSE
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons ‘horrified’ at use of Grok to create fake sexualized images of her
Human Trafficking Is Closer Than Many Realize, Expert Says