Sentences with phrase «of rape»

In 2004, he was accused of rape by two different women; no charges were filed.

They describe several Canadian cases of rape in which victims were deemed unreliable witnesses.

In the case of victims of rape and torture, it often sends them over the edge.

Labour is calling for the government to do more - by banning the depiction of rape in extreme porn as other countries have done, for example.

Such cases include allegations of rape, sexual harassment or similar acts that are contested between the two parties.

In the conviction, handed down earlier this week, the culprit was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Could a prosecutor bring charges of rape, even if the victim decided she didn't want to bring charges?

Though heavy - handed at times, this tale of rape culture and failures of the justice system nevertheless provides valuable discussion material.

While there certainly are false accusations of rape, these are not the majority.

This does not even begin to touch on the consequences for survivors of rape.

There is the concept of rape by deception, which might apply here.

No woman in the world who is pro choice would vote for a man who would force a woman or a girl to carry a baby that is the result of rape.

The 24 - year - old pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault between 2012 and 2015.

She suggests that the portrayal of women in the media, the tendency to blame victims and the misconceptions surrounding the crime of rape help create such myths.

And yet, the reporting rate of rape remains at around 15 %, and only 6.5 % of those reported lead to a conviction.

Yet this brings up the very real threat of rape.

There is some great film analysis here but the real significance of the collection lies in the comprehension or definition of rape that emerge through this analysis.

It suggests that reports of rape increase 41 percent on college football home games.

And since the incidence of rape has been on the rise, it merits special attention.

As a victim of rape at 16, my blood was absolutely boiling.

Reports also indicate the growing importance of providing services to the increased number of rape victims in the aftermath of the hurricane, including medical treatment, counseling, emergency contraception and abortion services.

Then guilt when he learned that his wife had been the victim of rape because he was not able to protect her.

The woman has been held prisoner for nearly a decade and her son — the product of rape — has never seen the outside world before.

Others are entitled to their own reactions to the use of rape imagery.

I do believe that intellectually, yes, there are different types of rape - because each scenario is different.

No matter what, prostitution is a form of rape.

I am curious to know the number of women filing false claims of rape, certainly would be interesting to learn.

The plan would place investigations of rape and assault into the hands of law enforcement and include the creation of an «affirmative consent» measure for sexual encounters.

In some big cities black women face a risk of rape that is five times as great as that faced by whites.

«I would hope the justice secretary would want to make clear how seriously he takes all kinds of rape,» the prime minister's spokesman said.

Add me to the readers who thought that it was an instance of rape.

It was held that a three - year sentence for breach of notification requirements (in operation due to offence of rape) reduced on appeal to 18 months.

The survivors have the authority to direct the storage facility to dispose of the rape kits before the 20 - year period expires.

Dealing with the aftermath of rape or sexual assault can be overwhelming.

Due to the nature of rape and the circumstances often surrounding it, such «suitable» witnesses are often few and far between.

Trigger warning: Discussion of rape and sexual abuse.

So, for example, we can not review a claim of consent instead of rape, or self - defense rather than murder.

The treatment of rape victims in the asylum system is a constant source of outrage to campaigners.

The representation of rape is a fascinating site for exploring a range of ethical and political issues in cinema studies.

With themes of rape, exploitation, shady dealings and of course, murder it's a game that proudly displays it's genre on its sleeve.

Not surprisingly that exhibition was not universally well received, not least by a woman who the actor accused of rape when she took extreme liberties with him during the performance.

In 1959, a film touching on the subject of rape was fairly rare and pretty controversial.

It would seem they have never heard of rape, or else consider that it falls within normal sexual behaviour.

Nearly a third of rape allegations were wrongly assessed not to be crimes by police, and in some cases officers made «subjective judgments» about the complainant's credibility.

Most visits abroad are trouble - free but we are concerned that the number of reported incidents of rape and sexual assault is on the increase.

In our data, we looked at the impact of rape, the most serious kind of contact sexual abuse.

The brutality of rape is dealt with, multiple times.

Family therapists work with couples on these issues, on intimacy issues, on lack of desire, the effects of rape or abuse suffered by one partner in childhood.

I think she realized that she just had to deal with this horrific reminder of her rape.