An elusive rape suspect hunted for targeting elderly women, and dubbed by the British media as the Night Stalker, has been brought before the courts. Authorities suspect he has carried out more than 100 attacks. He has been labeled a gerontophile.

A 32-year-old laboratory technician working for Mission Hospital, in Mission Viejo, California, has been convicted and sentenced for raping an incapacitated woman in her room.

A mechanic who worked at an Econo Lube shop in Orange County California lured women into a dark service pit to allegedly show them repairs needed to their car. He sexually attacked five of them. The oil change rapist is going to jail for 14 years.

Police in London, UK, are hunting for a man who allegedly assaulted and raped a woman in her South London home on Sept. 30. The pair had originally met on the Internet.

Two criminals on a robbery spree in Seattle attempted to rob a Wendy's restaurant. When they could not gain access to the safe, they allegedly raped an employee.

A 15 year old girl was raped Saturday night on the campus of Richmond High School. A senseless rape after a homecoming dance has put Richmond, California on the map. But where are the protesters? Where is the public outcry?

Richmond Police Lt. Gagan describes the suspects as "monsters." The D.A.'s office is seeking life sentences for those who have been arrested and charged with rape in concert [gang rape]. The victim, a 15-year-old girl, remains hospitalized.

No country is free of “a woman’s problem,” be it full legal rights, maternity care, access to birth control, religious representation, political leadership, civil liberties, education opportunities, pay equality or protection from sexual violence.

A group of 38 South African women, who are accused of killing an alleged rapist, has been granted free bail by the Magistrate Court in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.

A teenage girl in California was brutally raped, beaten and robbed after attending a homecoming dance. The assault lasted 2.5 hours. Onlookers did not help, some may have participated. One person has been arrested in connection with the crime.

A prisoner yesterday accused seven inmates of threatening him with a knife before raping him. The offense occurred in July and the 24- year old said he had reported this to the police.

Women in the United States who have been raped could find themselves without insurance. When a woman goes through the rape examine she is tested for HIV. That test could give an insurance company a reason to decline her in the future.

While non-governmental agencies (NGOs) are working to determine how many women were raped on September 28 in Guinea's capital city, Conakry, rumours abound that women who claim they were raped are being taken away by soldiers.

A six-year-old South African girl has allegedly been raped by a 20-year old man, who the police believes is her uncle. A neighbour discovered the girl after the alleged rape occurred.

Actors, directors, pundits and French officials have demanded Roman Polanski's release. On the other side of the debate, majority public sentiment in both the US and France favors Polanski's extradition to justice. Passions are running high on both sides.

It's a well-known problem that has finally managed to get media attention in Australia: women in Victorian “state-monitored” care are subject to rape and degrading situations, according to Victoria's Public Advocate. This is a truly nauseating issue.

When a woman stumbled across their path late Friday, pointing at a car that was speeding away and accusing the driver of rape, two men proceeded to chase the suspect through slumbering Ottawa streets at speeds of up to 170 km/h.

Giving up a child for adoption can be a loving act. Looking for that child to seduce and then rape him is unheard of. A birth mother in Detroit is accused of doing just that.

A 48-year-old unnamed man was arrested in connection with the 1986 murder of seven women, including six suspected prostitutes.

Just months after reality star Jade Goody died from cancer her widower is being charged with the alleged rape of a teen in the UK.