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Rape
Rape is a crime in which a person is subjected to a sexual act without their consent, whether through physical force, threats, incapacitation, or coercion.
Rape by deception
Rape by deception, also called rape by fraud or sex by deception, is sex obtained through lies or non-disclosure that vitiates consent. Covers fraud in factum versus inducement, Lawrance, CPS guidance, US, Canadian, Israeli, and Indian law, and stealthing.
Rape by gender
Rape by gender covers how rape law and statistics treat victims and perpetrators by gender: gender-specific versus gender-neutral statutes, consent-based reforms, CDC NISVS rape and made-to-penetrate definitions, and prevalence and reporting differences for women and men.
Rape in India
Rape in India is a criminal offense defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, formerly IPC Section 375; police recorded 31,516 cases in 2022, with a 27.4% conviction rate.
Rape in Islamic law
Rape in Islamic law (ikrah ala al-zina) is coercive intercourse treated under zina doctrine. Key facts: hadd punishments, four-witness rule, Pakistan's 1979 Hudood Ordinance, 2006 Protection of Women Act, 2021 reforms.
Rape in Japan
Rape in Japan, now non-consensual sexual intercourse (不同意性交等), is a Penal Code offense redefined by 2017 and 2023 reforms; recognized cases rose from 1,655 in 2022 to 3,936 in 2024.
Rape in Pakistan
Rape in Pakistan is criminalized under Pakistan Penal Code Sections 375 and 376, reshaped by the 1979 Zina Ordinance, the 2006 Protection of Women Act, and 2016 and 2021 amendments, with special courts and a sex offenders register but under 3 percent conviction.
Rape in Sweden
Rape in Sweden (våldtäkt) is a sexual offence under Brottsbalken Chapter 6, defined since 1 July 2018 by lack of consent, with negligent rape added; Sweden's high reported rape statistics reflect broad legal definitions and recording practices.
Rape in the United States
Rape in the United States: state-defined criminal offense with no single national definition. Measured by NCVS, NISVS, YRBSS, and FBI UCR; 135,755 rapes reported in 2017; marital rape exemption fully abolished by 2005.
Rape of males
Rape of males: non-consensual penetration of men and boys, including being made to penetrate. Covers prevalence (CDC: 1 in 31 men), male rape myths, disclosure barriers, psychological impact, and gender-specific rape laws.
Reynhard Sinaga
Reynhard Sinaga, Indonesian serial rapist and Britain's most prolific convicted rapist, drugged and raped men in Manchester 2015-2017; life sentence, 40-year minimum since 2020 appeal.
Russell Williams (criminal)
David Russell Williams (Russ Sovka), born 1963 in Cardiff, Wales, is the ex-colonel who commanded CFB Trenton and confessed in 2010 to murdering Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, two sexual assaults, and 82 fetish break-and-enters; sentenced to life with no parole for 25 years.
Sde Teiman gang rape
Sde Teiman gang rape: alleged 2024 sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee by IDF Force 100 reservists at the Sde Teiman camp in the Negev; nine arrested, five indicted in 2025, charges dropped in 2026.
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is sexual activity without freely given consent, covering rape and unwanted sexual contact. Key facts: CDC prevalence data, the Hale marital rape exemption, and consent-based law reform in Canada, the UK, and France.
Sexual penetration
Sexual penetration, also known as penetrative sex, is the placing of a penis, finger, or object into the vagina or anus, or a sex organ into the mouth.
Shakti Mills gang rape
Shakti Mills gang rape: 22 August 2013 assault of a 22-year-old photojournalist by five men in Mumbai's abandoned Shakti Mills compound; rapid arrests, first Section 376E death sentences, commuted to life by Bombay High Court in 2021.
Statutory rape
Statutory rape: sexual intercourse with a person below the age of consent, criminal regardless of willingness and usually without force; also called carnal knowledge or corruption of a minor. Strict liability as to age, with close-in-age and marital exceptions varying by jurisdiction.
Steubenville High School rape case
The Steubenville High School rape case: 2012 Ohio case in which football players Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were found delinquent for raping an intoxicated 16-year-old, documented on social media, prompting an Anonymous campaign and a grand jury.
Suicide of Audrie Pott
The suicide of Audrie Pott was the 2012 death of a 15-year-old Saratoga High School sophomore who killed herself eight days after being sexually assaulted at a house party.
Sydney gang rapes
Sydney gang rapes: series of gang rapes in Bankstown and south-west Sydney around 2000-2001 by Lebanese-Australian youth and later Pakistani brothers, whose sentencing sparked racialized media and political controversy in NSW.
Types of rape
Types of rape, also called categories of sexual assault: statutory rape, marital rape, acquaintance and date rape, prison rape, and conflict-related sexual violence, distinguished by consent- versus coercion-based legal models across jurisdictions.
Vince McMahon sexual misconduct allegations
Vince McMahon sexual misconduct allegations: accusations since 1992 against the WWE co-founder, including Rita Chatterton's 1986 rape claim, 2022 hush-money revelations, the SEC order, and Janel Grant's 2024 sex trafficking lawsuit.
Wartime sexual violence
Wartime sexual violence, or conflict-related sexual violence, is rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, and similar acts committed by force or coercion during armed conflict; prohibited under IHL, prosecutable as war crimes, and documented in Ukraine, DRC, and other conflicts.
Washington and Colorado serial rape cases
The Washington and Colorado serial rape cases, also known as the Marc O'Leary case, were rapes committed by Marc O'Leary in 2008 and from 2009 to 2011.
Zina
Zina (زنا, zinā) is the Islamic-law category of unlawful sexual intercourse, covering fornication and adultery, proved by confession or four male witnesses and punished by lashes or stoning; modern codes in Iran, Mauritania, Pakistan, and Afghanistan enforce it, often against rape survivors.