rape

Example Sentences

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“Miss you, big guy,” she wrote in one message, several months after the alleged rape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Andrew Tate, a popular influencer is facing rape and trafficking charges in the United Kingdom and Romania, claims to have converted to Islam in 2022.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Thompson served as the lead prosecutor when a jury convicted Weinstein of rape and other charges in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Det Con Kamila Kedadrova said the force had "more than tripled arrests and charges for rape and serious sexual offences".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Today the FBI’s juvenile violent-crime index, which measures arrests for murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, is lower than it was in 1980, and that’s true across racial lines.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater