Children born of rape do not count as victims, police have said, after a woman seeks to prosecute her birth father after allegedly raping her mother. The woman, who wants her father brought to justice in a victimless prosecution by using her own DNA as key evidence, discovered the alleged rape while going through her Read more
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Pope calls to comfort victim of sex attack
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Pope Francis has phoned an Argentine woman to comfort her and tell her she is not alone after she wrote a letter to him saying she was raped by a policeman. Alejandra Pereyra, 44, told Argentine television that at first she froze and had to ask him to repeat his name when he phoned but Read more
Rape victim, 11, praised for shunning abortion
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013An 11-year-old rape victim has been praised by Chile’s president, Sebastian Pinera, for saying she would be happy to keep her baby and shun abortion despite being 14 weeks pregnant through being raped by her mother’s partner. President Pinera, whose government has opposed lifting the country’s ban on abortion, said he is surprised by the Read more