William Gregory was convicted of rape and burglary.

The girls wouldn't do it.

for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

He was convicted by an all white jury of rape, kidnapping and vehicle theft.

This judgement made a significant contribution to the Tribunal's jurisprudence on rape.

I started receiving threats to be killed, raped, just to stop this campaign.

The report also noted the high risk of rape for women and differences in regional statistics on rape.

Traditional elders also encourage practices such as marriage between a rapist and his victim.

Two key documents used to overturn his conviction for rape and robbery had been forged.

In fact, the convention of anonymity merely allows rape myths to flourish.

In terms of the old definition of rape, a wife could not charge her husband with rape, no matter what kind of force he used.

In a positive development, the revised draft rape law was formally presented to Chairman Bryant on 27 July.

Thus, the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to rape, sexual molestation, genital mutilation, beating and wounding and other crimes are very severe.

If a woman accuses someone of rape and cannot satisfy the evidentiary requirements, she becomes susceptible to prosecution for illicit consensual sex.

Cases of lesbian women being targeted for rape specifically because of their sexual orientation in order for the aggressor to prove the victim's womanhood have also been documented.

Currently, the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is receiving attention, with scores of charges of rape and sexual exploitation of women and girls.

In view of the prevalence of sexually based violence in Burundi, national legislation concerning rape, sexual and gender based violence should be revised as a matter of priority.

The Mission is also pursuing legislative reform initiatives related to rape, media law, human trafficking, bail, juries, narcotics and security agencies.

The National Committee on Rape has yet to demonstrate an impact on the prevention or prosecution of rape in Northern Darfur.

Forty five per cent of those allegations involve sex with minors and 15 per cent involved rape or sexual assault.

According to the administering Power, there is ongoing public concern over allegations of serious sexual offences against young persons on Pitcairn, including numerous criminal charges of rape and indecent assault.

Many women say that women are a custom commodity, used to obtain money the rapist or his family receive customary punishment or make payments, not to the survivor but to the chief of her village.

Stigmas associated with rape and other forms of sexual violence compound stigmas associated with HIV, creating obstacles at every step of the judicial process to complicate women's access to justice.

But in 2006 Yanukovych was charged with falsifying the very documents used to expunge his earlier convictions. Two key documents used to overturn his conviction for rape and robbery had been forged.

The situation of women detainees was described as dire by several witnesses. They were allegedly threatened with rape, subjected to humiliating body searches, forced to strip, and were guarded by female reservists while their cells were searched by male guards or soldiers.

The Court is currently hearing three other cases involving allegations of rape and armed robbery by members of the military and Popular Defence Forces, intentional wounding by a civilian and murder charges against three military intelligence officers for the death of a man in custody in March 2005.

This figure is all the more shocking when set against the reality that many survivors of sexual and gender based violence do not seek treatment, owing both to the social stigma attached to rape and fear of negative repercussions.