rape

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"What is missing in this story is not a new law; it's not more money; it's not better IT. It's the need to prioritise allegations of rape," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Tate brothers, a pair of American-British social-media influencers facing rape charges in the U.K. and Romania, toured Moscow, with Andrew Tate wearing sunglasses and a leather coat as he strolled toward Red Square.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

This was the same year in which William Blake evoked England’s 'dark, Satanic mills* in his poem ‘Jerusalem’, but Beethoven's easy-listening Pastoral is not about the industrial rape of the countryside.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall