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Grand jury begins work in Ohio rape investigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An eastern Ohio grand jury has begun investigating whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press , April 30, 2013

Cornell wrestler charged with raping woman

A Cornell University wrestler accused of raping another student as she slept was arrested after the victim's companion snapped pictures of the young man lying on the bed, pants partway down, and then looked his name up on the athletic department website, police say.

By Associated Press , April 04, 2013

High-profile rapes lead tourists to stay away from India

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn't deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour. The attack was awful, but there is crime everywhere, they figured, and they'd take precautions.

By Kay Johnson, Associated Press , April 03, 2013

In Ohio case, social media is a double-edged sword

In sentencing two high school football players to juvenile jail terms for raping a drunken girl, Judge Thomas Lipps issued a cautionary note to children and parents, urging them to reconsider "how you record things on the social media so prevalent today."

March 19, 2013

Fatal gang rape shatters Indian family's dreams

NEW DELHI (AP) — Her parents called her "bitiya," or little daughter. She was her family's biggest hope. In a country where women are routinely pushed into subservience, this 23-year-old who dreamed of becoming a doctor was going to lift them out of poverty.

By Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press , February 03, 2013

Hearings, trial closed in Indian rape case

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian magistrate ruled Monday that the media will not be allowed to attend pre-trial hearings or the trial of the five men accused of raping and killing a young student in the Indian capital, a police official said.

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press , January 07, 2013

ND man charged with rape pleads to lesser charge

A 26-year-old Fargo man who was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a less severe charge.

September 17, 2012

‘It’s in Crazyland: Akin’s rape remark largely sparks disbelief from locals

For one Fargo woman, Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s words about women’s bodies preventing pregnancies after what he termed a “legitimate rape” are frightening in their ignorance — and deeply personal for her.

By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum Communications , August 23, 2012

Senate candidate's comments on rape stir outcry

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, sparked a furor and earned a rebuke from Mitt Romney's campaign after saying in an interview broadcast Sunday that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" and that conception is rare in such cases.

By Associated Press , August 20, 2012

For colleges, rape cases a legal minefield

A closed-door encounter between two college acquaintances. Both have been drinking. One says she was raped; the other insists it was consensual.

By By Justin Pope, Associated Press , April 22, 2012

Safe Shelter helps 21 victims of sexual assault in 2011

“I think I was raped.” Sometimes these are the first words that Mary Thysell, sexual assault services coordinator, hears over the phone at Safe Shelter in Jamestown. “They tend to be pretty numbed-out,” Thysell said of the victims. “Their affect is really flat — it’s too much to deal with.”

By Kari Lucin , April 11, 2012

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UN agency criticizes Brazilian court's rape ruling

SAO PAULO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it was deplorable that Brazil's top appeals court ruled that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape.

By Associated Press , April 07, 2012

Man charged with raping 83-year-old woman in ND

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with allegedly raping an 83-year-old woman.

March 12, 2012

N.D. soldier convicted of rape

An Army soldier from Hillsboro has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman in September 2010 at a house party near the North Dakota State University campus in Fargo.

March 08, 2012

US redefines rape to count more people as victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections.

By Pete Yost, Associated Press , January 07, 2012

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