News, 8/12/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.    INCARCERATION

V.     ONLINE ABUSE

VI.    CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Victorian Opposition Leader says domestic and sexual violence reforms 'long overdue'

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/victorian-opposition-leader-says-dv-reform-long-overdue/107026094

Australia: Alan Jones prosecutors successfully argue for expansion to date ranges of alleged offending

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/nsw-sydney-alan-jones-trial-court-date-range-changes/107026194

REGIONAL NEWS

New York man found guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing young girls in Lancaster for years

(Trigger warning)

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/new-york-man-found-guilty-repeatedly-sexually-abusing-young-girls-lancaster/521-a4a84d76-ca03-4f7c-a69f-db7c24a8a95f

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/canadian-airline-westjet-settle-flight-attendants-sexual-harassment-class-action

INCARCERATION

“They’re Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk”: How Abuse in a Tennessee Businessman’s Juvenile Prisons Remained Under Wraps

(Trigger warning)

https://www.propublica.org/article/wayne-halfway-house-jason-crews-tennessee

ONLINE ABUSE

Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organized crime

The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3363666/over-8200-detained-china-launches-year-long-crackdown-organised-crime

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

Canada: Police say 19 victims identified in AI child sexual abuse image investigation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/police-say-19-victims-identified-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-image-investigation-9.7303781