raped

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Pelicot became a global figurehead of strength and feminism after waiving her right to anonymity and confronting dozens of the men who had raped her.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The French legalized abortion in 1975 after the high-profile case of a 16-year-old girl, Marie-Claire Chevalier, who was raped by a classmate and underwent an illegal abortion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024

A jury will be asked this week to decide how much more money Donald Trump will have to pay E. Jean Carroll, a writer, for defaming her after she said that he had raped her.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

State Rep. Delisha Boyd, a Democrat who put forward a rape and incest exception bill in Louisiana, shared that she was conceived when her mother was raped at 15 by an older man.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

During an attack he was heard to say something about the struggle of men against being raped by ions and flowers.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various