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Cops Nab 5 in Mexico Tourist Rapes

One woman wasn't attacked because she was Mexican: official

(Newser) - Mexican police have arrested five suspects in the alleged gang-rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco. There are seven total suspects in the attack, says the leader of fifty investigators on the case; the suspects are all between 20 and 30 years old. The arrested suspects' family members are protesting...

Woman Claims Rape— and Somalia Charges Her

Government accuses her of trying to discredit it, profit

(Newser) - Today's tale of alleged injustice comes out of Somalia, where a human rights group says that a woman who reported being raped by security forces was herself charged by the government. Her crime? Simulating a criminal offense and making a false accusation, among other charges; those two carry a...

NM Bill: Post-Rape Abortion Is Evidence Tampering

Proposed legislation would criminalize procedure

(Newser) - A New Mexico lawmaker introduced a bill yesterday that could criminalize abortions after rape, the Huffington Post reports. Republican state Rep. Cathrynn Brown introduced House Bill 206, which could charge a rape victim who got an abortion with "tampering with evidence"—a third-degree felony. Some fear pregnant rape...

Morocco Won't Let Rapists Marry Victims to Escape Penalty

Change in law follows teen's suicide

(Newser) - The high-profile suicide of a Moroccan teenager forced to marry the man who raped her is leading to a change in law, reports AP . The government plans to amend the penal code so that rapists will no longer be able to avoid prosecution by marrying their under-age victims. In last...

Gang Rape Trial Begins in India
 Gang-Rape Trial Begins in India 
Jan 21, 2013 7:44 AM CST

Gang-Rape Trial Begins in India

As a new horror reported

(Newser) - The trial of the five men accused of raping and murdering a 23-year-old on a New Delhi bus began today, after being put on a special fast-track, the BBC reports. No arguments were actually heard, however. The defense argued that the trial should be open to the public, a request...

Rape a &#39;Weapon of War&#39; in Syria
 Rape a 'Weapon of War' in Syria 
Jan 14, 2013 7:32 AM CST

Rape a 'Weapon of War' in Syria

And a main reason people are fleeing the country, activist group says

(Newser) - Rape is "a significant and disturbing feature of the Syrian civil war," and a major reason refugees are fleeing the country, according to a report released today by a US-based activist group. The International Rescue Committee interviewed refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, and found that many identified rape...

Klaus Kinski's Daughter: He Raped Me for 14 Years

Pola Kinski says he showed no remorse

(Newser) - The daughter of madman actor Klaus Kinski says he raped her repeatedly throughout her youth and showed not a shred of remorse, Der Spiegel reports. Pola Kinski, now 60, says the star of Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, the Wrath of God "flouted everything—even the fact that I often resisted...

GOP Lawmaker Backs Akin's 'Legitimate Rape' Theory

Phil Gingrey: remarks weren't 'so horrible'

(Newser) - Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" remarks may have sparked a political firestorm and cost him his job, but they were "partly right," a GOP lawmaker said today. Speaking at a function in Smyrna, Georgia, US Rep. Phil Gingrey supported the former House member's distinction: "Look,...

NYC: We Bungled DNA Evidence in 26 Rape Cases

Single technician blamed for errors

(Newser) - New York City officials are cleaning up after a lab technician who reportedly bungled DNA evidence in at least 26 rape cases. The medical examiner's office is in the process of reviewing 843 cases; the technician missed biological evidence in 26 of those studied thus far. Officials were able...

Delhi Rape Lawyer: Police Sodomized My Clients

And he declares that victims are to blame

(Newser) - A lawyer for three of the defendants in the New Delhi gang-rape case is coming out swinging: Manohar Lal Sharma says not only were his clients tortured into confession, but ultimately it's the victims who are at fault. "Until today I have not seen a single incident of...

California Rape Law Only for Married Women: Court
California Rape Law Only
for Married Women: Court
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Jan 6, 2013 7:00 PM CST

California Rape Law Only for Married Women: Court

If attacker impersonates boyfriend, it's not rape: ruling

(Newser) - If an attacker has sex with a California woman by pretending to be her husband, that's rape. But if she's not married and he's impersonating her boyfriend, it's a different story, according to a state appeals court. Judges unanimously overturned the conviction of Julio Morales, who...

Blood of India Rape Victim 'on Clothes of Accused'

Prosecutor links accused men to forensic evidence

(Newser) - The latest in the India gang-rape case: A public prosecutor said yesterday that forensic evidence links the accused to the monstrous rape of a 23-year-old woman on a Delhi bus, the Guardian reports. In a pretrial hearing, the prosecutor told a judge that the five accused men tried burning their...

India Charges 5 Men With Murder in Gang Rape Case

Victim's father wants perpetrators hanged

(Newser) - As expected , murder charges were filed today against five men accused of brutally gang-raping a woman on a New Delhi bus. The sixth suspect, a teenager, will see his case handled separately. The men were also charged with rape and other crimes, a list expected to include kidnapping, robbery,...

India&#39;s Rape Culture Can End
 India's Rape Culture Can End 
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Jan 2, 2013 1:43 PM CST

India's Rape Culture Can End

Protests offer hope that things will change: Sonia Faleiro

(Newser) - Sonia Faliero lived in New Delhi for 24 years and says sexual harassment there "is as regular as a meal." The culture is "habituated to the debasement of women," she writes in the New York Times , evidenced by the "packs of men" who harass women...

Rapists Tried to Run Over Victim: India Police

Also, an Indian official wants woman's name revealed

(Newser) - Indian police tomorrow plan to present a 1,000-page document detailing the charges against the six men accused of gang-raping a now deceased 23-year-old on a moving bus, and the fresh details that are leaking out about the crime are no less horrific than what we already know . Police say...

Delhi Gang-Rape Victim Takes Turn for the Worse

Her vital signs have deteriorated

(Newser) - The victim of a gang-rape in New Delhi continues to fight for her life at a Singapore hospital , but things are looking increasingly grim. By late today, the young woman's condition had "taken a turn for the worse" and her vital signs had deteriorated with indications of severe...

Delhi Gang-Rape Victim Suffered Brain Injury

Police fired after ignoring another allegation

(Newser) - The New Delhi woman whose rape set off huge protests is now "fighting for her life" in a Singapore hospital , its chief executive says. "In addition to her prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury." She...

23% of Female Troops Suffer Sex Assaults in War Zones

And about half report sex harassment, survey finds

(Newser) - Nearly half of US women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan say they've suffered sexual harassment, and almost a quarter say they've been sexually assaulted, a Department of Veterans Affairs study finds. But far less than that gets reported: Just 115 assaults were reported last year, though as of...

Delhi Gang-Rape Victim May Need Organ Transplant

23-year-old now in Singapore for treatment

(Newser) - The woman who was gang-raped on a New Delhi bus has been flown to Singapore for treatment. The 23-year-old remains in 'extremely critical condition,' says a hospital rep, and she may need an organ transplant. India's government fears that continuing protests —which have already seen the...

Swaziland Outlaws 'Rape-Provoking' Clothing

Miniskirts, midriff-revealing tops now off limits

(Newser) - Police in Swaziland are cracking down on rape—by putting women in jail. Authorities in Africa's last absolute monarchy have issued a ban on "rape-provoking" clothing, including miniskirts, midriff-revealing tops, and low-rise jeans, the AFP reports. Women caught wearing such clothing will be arrested, and face six months...

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