rape
A Sexual Assault Conviction Was Just Overturned Because the Victim Got Herself Drunk
Under Minnesota law, someone only qualifies as “mentally incapacitated” if they do not drink or take drugs of their own free will.
He Allegedly Raped a Teen Girl and Lived Under Her Bed for 3 Weeks
While the details here are nightmarish, it's not the first time cops have caught an alleged assailant hiding in someone’s bedroom recently.
Sexts Are Still Being Used as Evidence in Rape Trials
Even though UK police pledged to abandon the controversial practice last year, so-called "digital strip searches" are still taking place.
Serial Rapist in Japan Admits Plot to Evade Adult Trial
“I wanted to rape a lot of women while I’d still be considered a minor,” the man said.
Lisa Montgomery's Sister Recounts Her Life of Abuse Before Death Row
She shared the horrific details with VICE News shortly before Montgomery was scheduled to be executed as part of Trump's final death-penalty push.
We Asked the Doctors Who Performed Pakistan's Now-Banned ‘Virginity Tests’: Why?
In many cases, the two-finger test is conducted without the consent or prior knowledge of the survivor, say activists.
Indian Cops are Hunting Down a Temple Priest For Gang Rape, Murder of a Frontline Worker
More outrage followed after a member of India's National Commission for Women blamed the deceased for the crime.
Bangladesh Police Invoked Anti-Porn Law to Crack Down on a Film About Gender Violence
The arrests of the director of courtroom drama along with an actor who played a cop, is the latest in the country’s ongoing “war against pornography”.
The Justice System Is Failing Trans Survivors of Rape and Assault
My case was dropped by police, but I'm not the only one.
Chemical Castration, Sex Offender Registry in Pakistan's New Rape Law
The new anti-rape ordinance comes after months of nationwide outrage over a brutal gang rape and subsequent victim-shaming of a woman in Lahore.
Trump Is 'Desperate' to Avoid Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll in Court
Lawyers for Trump filed a motion asking a federal judge to “immediately stay all proceedings” because the Department of Justice is in the middle of fighting to defend him.
Ghislaine Maxwell Is *Still* Not Having a Good Time in Jail
But the jail insists she's not being treated any differently than anyone else behind bars at the facility.