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to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
the defendant accused of raping the victim
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Recent Examples of raped
The jury did not find, however, that Carroll was raped.
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Around that time, a colleague took her home from a party and raped her.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit claims Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, raped her while Combs and another unnamed celebrity watched.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The fourth of nine children, his home was extremely violent and he was raped as a child.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Combs then raped the girl as the other two celebrities watched, according to the lawsuit.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Among the dozens of civil cases filed against Combs in recent months, the performer is alleged to have raped and assaulted minors as young as 13-years-old.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Around that time, a colleague took her home from a party and raped her.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit claims Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, raped her while Combs and another unnamed celebrity watched.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The fourth of nine children, his home was extremely violent and he was raped as a child.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Combs then raped the girl as the other two celebrities watched, according to the lawsuit.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Among the dozens of civil cases filed against Combs in recent months, the performer is alleged to have raped and assaulted minors as young as 13-years-old.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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