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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 raping
Judge Torres has granted lawyer Alex Spiro's request to file a dismissal motion in the lawsuit that accuses Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander all from Miami Beach, are also facing at least four other civil lawsuits filled with disturbing allegations of drugging and raping women.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
That same year a woman named Effie accused him of raping her in 2017.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
Payne said during a court hearing last week that Williams initially denied raping the woman but later admitted to police that the woman told him no.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Famous defendants Recently a federal indictment charged three brothers associated with the high-flying world of luxury Manhattan and Miami real estate with drugging and raping dozens of women.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The family’s unraveling comes when Jones’ character confronts Van Buren about raping her husband.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
According to the woman, the twins took her into a bedroom, where Fisherman kneed her in the back and held her down on the bed by the arms while the twins took turns raping her, the Miami Herald reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Most of the co-defendants denied intentionally raping Gisèle Pelicot and claimed they were tricked by Dominique Pelicot.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander all from Miami Beach, are also facing at least four other civil lawsuits filled with disturbing allegations of drugging and raping women.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
That same year a woman named Effie accused him of raping her in 2017.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
Payne said during a court hearing last week that Williams initially denied raping the woman but later admitted to police that the woman told him no.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Famous defendants Recently a federal indictment charged three brothers associated with the high-flying world of luxury Manhattan and Miami real estate with drugging and raping dozens of women.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The family’s unraveling comes when Jones’ character confronts Van Buren about raping her husband.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
According to the woman, the twins took her into a bedroom, where Fisherman kneed her in the back and held her down on the bed by the arms while the twins took turns raping her, the Miami Herald reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Most of the co-defendants denied intentionally raping Gisèle Pelicot and claimed they were tricked by Dominique Pelicot.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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