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Fort Bragg soldier charged with rape of fellow soldier

Johnathan Simpson, 26, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and sexual battery

May 1, 2016

Police slam BYU investigations of sex assault victims

Rape victims say Mormon-owned university opens honor code investigations into students after they report being sexually assaulted

Apr 30, 2016

Outraged legislators vow to fix loophole in sodomy law

Legislative effort comes after Oklahoma's highest court dismisses criminal charge against teen rape suspect

Apr 29, 2016

New DNA technology helped clear man in 1989 rape

Darryl Pinkins, who spent nearly 25 years in prison, walked free Monday due to new analysis focusing on DNA mixtures

Apr 26, 2016

Student: BYU used Honor Code to punish me for getting raped

Madi Barney filed a police report against her alleged rapist, and the report somehow ended up being basis for suspending her from school

Apr 20, 2016

Ohio teen claims she livestreamed 10-minute rape for "evidence"

Marina Lonina, 18, has pleaded not guilty for her role in rape of 17-year-old shown on Periscope; 29-year-old arrested as well for rape

Apr 19, 2016

Baylor football player arrested on sex assault charge

A woman told police she was sexually assaulted on April 3 by former Baylor defensive end and 2016 NFL draft prospect Shawn Oakman

Apr 14, 2016

Amid Cosby case, Calif. may end statute of limitations for rape

Some sexual assault allegations made against the comedian will not be prosecuted because of the statute

Apr 12, 2016

Police: Man claiming to be Uber driver kidnapped, raped woman

Los Angeles police have arrested a man they say posed as an Uber driver to kidnap and rape a woman he lured into his SUV

Apr 11, 2016

Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of rape

Corey Batey convicted of raping unconscious female student in 2013; three other former players also charged in dorm room assault

Apr 9, 2016

Rape allegation against NFL prospect investigated

A woman told police Sunday that she was sexually assaulted by former Baylor defensive end and 2016 NFL draft prospect Shawn Oakman

Apr 8, 2016

2 men charged with rape and kidnap of girl, 12

Maryland police said Thursday that Enrique Carbajal, 24, and Victor Tome, 19, have been charged in the attack

Apr 8, 2016

4 accused of raping 9-year-old while mom did meth

Police say the victim's mother left her alone in a room for 30 minutes, and returned to find her visibly upset with her dress "pulled up past her waist"

Apr 4, 2016

Jury finds former Stanford swimmer guilty of sexual assault

Prosecutors described Brock Turner, convicted of assaulting unconscious woman, as "quintessential face of campus sexual assault"

Mar 30, 2016

"Luckiest Girl Alive" author discusses her own rape

Jessica Knoll has revealed that the book's plot is rooted in traumatic events that have happened in her own life

Mar 29, 2016

Police: Suspect raped men met on Jack'd dating app

Elazar Withers is accused of crime spree that began with the carjacking of one victim, and continued with the robbing and raping of two others

Mar 24, 2016

Judge accepts revamped plea deal in Sharper rape case

U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo had earlier rejected a deal that could have meant a nine-year sentence

Mar 22, 2016

Student at DC prep school reports rape by ex-boyfriend

The student at Sidwell Friends School reported to police that her classmate forced her to have sex on Wednesday, police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said