Nov 10 - By Associated Press
A man who was arrested but later released in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance in California says he didn't take part in the attack, but was trying to help the girl.
Nov 9 - By Harry R. Weber, AP Business Writer
A vice president for shipping giant UPS who was accused of raping a 21-year-old Indiana University student over homecoming weekend has committed suicide in Georgia, police said Monday.
Nov 5 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Pamela Fowler will never forget the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by the brutal and elusive “Ether Man” — but she takes heart in knowing police may finally have him in custody after an 18-year crime spree in which he preyed on attractive, athletic college girls.
Nov 4 - By Cara Anna, Associated Press Writer
A guard at an unofficial jail in the Chinese capital has pleaded guilty to raping a young detainee, an activist said Thursday, in a case that has put a spotlight on "black jails" where a growing number of people seeking justice from the government end up.

Oct 29 - By Terry Collins, Associated Press Writers
Police released a 911 call in which a shaken young woman tells a dispatcher about a drunken, naked girl on a high school campus whom officers later said was gang-raped by as many as 10 people.
Oct 27 - By Noah Trister, AP Sports Writer
An attorney for a woman who accused three Arkansas basketball players of rape filed papers Tuesday asking a court to appoint a special prosecutor after local authorities chose not to file charges.

Oct 26 - By Terry Collins, Associated Press Writers
Wearing bulletproof vests, three teen suspects appeared for the first time in court Thursday on charges of gang raping a 15-year-old girl outside a high school dance while as many as two dozen people watched without calling police.
Oct 16 - By Associated Press
A man who lived in California with two wives has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting three relatives when they were girls.
Oct 13 - By Associated Press
Three men convicted of the gang rape of a West Palm Beach woman and the beating of her young son were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.
Sep 25 - By Associated Press
A suburban New York City prosecutor has decided not to file criminal charges against a university student who falsely claimed she was gang-raped in a dormitory bathroom.

Sep 17 - By Associated Press
A group of students, faculty and staff at Hofstra University is being asked to review safety and security following a false rape report at the Long Island campus.
Sep 15 - By Frank Eltman, Associated Press Writer
Four New York men were released from jail Wednesday and authorities dismissed charges that they gang-raped a Hofstra University student after the 18-year-old woman recanted her story.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
A magistrate in Kenya has sentenced an American who founded a popular chain of coffee shops to 15 years' imprisonment for the statutory rape of three teenage Kenyan girls.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
In a Sept. 9 story about an alleged rape that police investigated at the University of Arkansas, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of a campus police lieutenant. His name is Lt. Gary Crain, not Crane.

Sep 9 - By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Writer
The chancellor of the University of Arkansas gave unqualified support Friday to basketball coach John Pelphrey, calling him the man who is "going to turn it around" after police investigated three players over an alleged rape.

Sep 4 - By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press Writer
A former soldier received five consecutive life sentences Friday for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members.
Aug 27 - By Associated Press
A former NFL lineman has been sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to raping a 15-year-old who attended the high school where he was a football coach.

Aug 24 - By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer
Two men were convicted Friday in the brutal gang rape attack on a woman and her young son in a South Florida housing project and could be sentenced to life in prison.
Aug 17 - By Associated Press
Opening statements will begin in the trial of two suspects accused in the 2007 rape and assault of a mother and her son in Florida.
Aug 15 - By Juan McCartney, Associated Press Writer
Lawmakers are debating a bill that would make marital rape a crime in the Bahamas, overturning the current system in which consent to sexual intercourse is presumed in a legal marriage.

Aug 13 - By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer
The Marriott hotel chain on Monday abandoned its legal claim that a Connecticut woman raped at gunpoint in a hotel parking garage, in front of her young children, had been careless and was partly at fault.
Aug 8 - By Catherine Tsai, Associated Press Writer
A federal judge was so appalled that a former Colorado prison guard accused of raping an inmate was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor that he imposed $1.3 million in damages in the inmate's civil lawsuit — a message advocates hope will pressure corrections officials nationwide to protect prisoners from sexual misconduct.
Aug 4 - By Associated Press
Many members of a Florida middle school's flag football team were in the locker room when a 13-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by some of his teammates with a hockey stick and broomstick, according to court documents released Tuesday.

Jul 15 - By Vijay Joshi, Associated Press Writer
It was supposed to be the high point of her speech — to applause from her audience, a leading member of India's ruling Congress Party suggested that a rival leader be raped so she can understand the plight of rape victims.

Jul 15 - By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press Writer
A decorated Anchorage police officer has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while he was on duty.