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While the French film industry, like Hollywood, is overwhelmingly liberal (think of the walkouts at the César Awards when accused statutory rapist Roman Polanski won best director in 2020), some of the biggest Gallic stars of yesteryear have loudly bucked the trend.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The actor launched his soap career in a 1971 storyline on NBC’s Bright Promise, then played rapist George Curtis on two 1976 episodes of CBS’ The Young and the Restless.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
In September 2025, the Austin Police Department identified Robert Eugene Brashers, a serial killer and rapist, as the suspect in the Yogurt Shop murders.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Dubbed the Scarborough rapist, Bernardo brutally raped at least 14 women and girls — many of them teenagers — between 1987 and 1990, according to the CBC.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The actor launched his soap career in a 1971 storyline on NBC’s Bright Promise, then played rapist George Curtis on two 1976 episodes of CBS’ The Young and the Restless.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
In September 2025, the Austin Police Department identified Robert Eugene Brashers, a serial killer and rapist, as the suspect in the Yogurt Shop murders.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Dubbed the Scarborough rapist, Bernardo brutally raped at least 14 women and girls — many of them teenagers — between 1987 and 1990, according to the CBC.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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rapist
noun
rap·ist
ˈrā-pəst 
: an individual who commits rape
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