A 44-year old woman is raped by a 15-year old. A rape kit is done to obtain evidence, evidence which helped convict the rapist. Although the woman was assured she wouldn't be billed for the kit, she was and is. After being a victim of rape, she is now being asked to cough up almost $2000 picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

The mother and brother of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face charges after they cut her open and removed her fetus without anaesthetic. picked by funkfrost 11 months ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, snatching the woman from a residential neighborhood as she was on her way to work. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands' sexual demands, despite international outrage over an earlier version of the legislation which President Hamid Karzai had promised to review. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

In 2009, the U.S. is still fighting the Taliban, and al-Qaeda operatives are still plotting from Afghanistan. And one part of the region's deadly muddle has gotten worse. In 2001 there were fears that the war in Afghanistan would destabilize Pakistan. (The Pashtun ethnic group, which makes up a large part of the Taliban insurgency, straddles the border between the two countries.) Those fears are n... read full post picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Crystal is one of dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites to talk about sexual assualt.

Some do it as a form of therapy, others like Crystal do it because they feel slighted by the justice system which often has a hard time convicting rape cases or as in Crystal's case when the prosecutor doesn't file rape charges at all. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

There are a lot of sex laws out there that are unsupportable. Here are a selection of some of the more outrageous examples of people being punished for no reason other than someone was offended by their consensual sexual practice. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Darren Chapman, 42, was taken into custody after the family game, which was in defiance of town hall orders. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

Sexual couplings in Second Life are fraying real marriages. Counselors are "seeing a growing number of marriages dissolve over virtual infidelity." One wife says her husband's avatar's marriage to another woman's avatar is cheating; he says he isn't. picked by jenny 2 years ago

Massachusetts' highest court says a man who impersonated his brother to have sex with the brother's girlfriend cannot be convicted of rape. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Phoenix police arrested Johnathon Richard Hock on charges of rape. He was drinking with a girl at a party. When the girl went to sleep he went into her room, turned his laptop on and proceeded to rape her while streaming the crime. She never woke up during the ordeal. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A 19-year-old Lincoln woman has been arrested for statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy in her car. picked by super 2 years ago

A couple from Manitoba province, Canada lost custody of their children when it was found about their attempts to impose Nazi beliefs and racists feelings on their children. Two children, a seven-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were removed from their parents and are cared by the local Child and Family Services. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

"Minh Phu Le poisoned his daughter Skyla on Friday and attempted suicide with the same drug because he wanted to punish his mistress -- the girl's mother -- for trying to leave him, investigators said."

I cannot adequately express my horror. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

As she struggled with the brutal attacker trying to rape her, the terrified victim might have hoped that help was only a few feet away. The 20-year-old woman had been pinned to the ground on a road which, even though it was 1am, was well lit and busy. Yet not one of the passing motorists stopped to go to her aid. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I'm really sick of rape articles, but this one just takes the cake. picked by gammerus 3 months ago

Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side of her face. She was having a stroke. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Opium is taking a heavy toll on the women and children of Afghanistan, but it's addiction, not production, that's entering the spotlight. Opium is cheaper than a meal, staves off hunger, and brings the family some happiness, one addicted mother says as she prepares opium tea for her four children, aged from 4 to 13. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A failed businessman who has paid nothing towards a mortgage on his home for more than 15 years, had the debt wiped out by senior judges. Djabar Babai was told he had effectively acquired "squatter's rights" over his £250,000 detached home, as his dispute with his mortgage lender has dragged on for so long. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Man who raped a Muslim woman because she expressed an interest in Christianity will do at least 5 years in prison thanks to a Sydney court. Also here. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago