DSK Could Be Charged in France for Alleged Rape in Washington

Dominique Strauss-Kahn may face justice for allegedly raping a woman in the United States after all, even though no U.S. law enforcement agency will pursue it.

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Despite Lack of a Rape Conviction, Former NYPD Cop Gets Life

Former NYPD officer Michael Pena was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison Monday, after being convicted in March on three counts of predatory sexual assault.

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A Jury's Strange Reason for Refusing to Convict on Rape Charges

After a compelling, stark cover Thursday asking the question "What Does a Woman Have to Do to Prove She Was Raped?" the Daily News puts forth what they call the shocking answer on Friday's cover, along with the word "Rage!" in giant type. 

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New York Does Convict Rapists, But They Don't Make the Front Page

The uniquely stark cover of Thursday's New York Daily News asks a question that seems to keep coming up in highly publicized rape cases—publicized, generally, because they involve powerful men, including cops, accused, but not convicted, of rape.

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New York Juries Don't Like Convicting Cops of Rape

For the second time in less than a year, a New York City cop faced rape charges, and while a jury convicted Michael Pena on Tuesday of the most serious sexual assault counts, it got hung on rape charges Wednesday and the judge officially declared a mistrial.

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Belvedere's 'Goes Down Smoothly' Ad Goes Over Badly

Belvedere Vodka is getting some much deserved backlash on social media after they posted an ad on their Facebook and Twitter pages Friday that seems to make light of sexual assault.

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Android Assistant 'Iris' Has More Troubling Opinions Than Siri

Behind every bigoted robot there's a human, behind the latest bigoted robot, Iris, there are a lot of bigoted humans. 

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After Rape Charges Are Dropped, New York Post Names Greg Kelly's Accuser

New York prosecutors will not file rape charges against Greg Kelly, anchor for Fox 5's Good Day New York and son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. So, the New York Post has taken that as the all-clear to name the accuser and publish her photo.

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New York Post's Unnamed Sources Know a Lot about Greg Kelly's Accuser

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18.3% of U.S. Women Are Victims of Rape or Attempted Rape

Experts who spoke with the Associated Press and The New York Times called the results of a new survey from Centers for Disease Control "striking" and "astounding."

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Jailed Afghan Rape Victim Won't Have to Marry Her Rapist

In a glimmer of good news in an otherwise horrifying story, it turns out that the Afghan woman identified as Gulnaz who was jailed for or being a victim of rape or as Afghan law describes, "adultery by force", has been pardoned without the condition that she marry her rapist.

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French Prosecutors Drop DSK Rape Probe

Paris Prosecutors dismiss accusation against the former IMF chief

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The Dropped DSK Prosecution's Impact on Rape Reporting

Victims' advocates predict a chilling effect on future prosecutions

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DSK's Accuser Files Civil Suit in the Bronx

Complaint says he caused "severe mental anguish from which she may never fully recover"

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Strauss-Kahn to Counter Sue for Slander

Lawyers make move in response to Monday's announcement

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Rape Charges to Be Filed Against Strauss-Kahn in France

French writer Tristane Banon plans to file charges over an incident from 2002

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Reenacting Rape Is Fine, Just Don't Call Haiti a Hellhole

A writer's description of Haiti, not her account of violent sex, has angered feminists

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New Reports of Qaddafi Forces Using Rape As a Weapon of War

Hundreds of women report rapes by Qaddafi forces

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Protest of NYPD Rape Acquittal Planned in New York

Over a thousand have said they will attend a courthouse demonstration

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48 Women Are Raped Every Hour in Congo

A new study's horrific estimate of the country's rate of violence against women

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