raped

past tense of rape
as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent the defendant accused of raping the victim

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Recent Examples of raped In one case, documented as PF006, the report noted that the victim, who had an intellectual disability, was detained by the Taliban in her garden and taken to a security checkpoint where she was raped. Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026 Though the events at Bucha, where over 400 civilians were murdered, some after being tortured and raped, fall within the timeframe covered by most of the books discussed here, only Harding deals with them in any depth. Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 The woman was strangled and raped by her Lyft driver in August 2024, according to the lawsuit. Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026 What will Alice do with the footage of herself being raped found on Easton’s computer? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 At the time, Laura’s father had not been told his daughter was allegedly raped and killed by Hedrick. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Oxendine allegedly went into the woman's apartment and raped her. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 After Madeline’s birthday, Jane is forced to have a difficult conversation with Ziggy after Amabella, Renata’s daughter, tells her that Perry raped Jane. Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 According to a detective’s testimony at a preliminary hearing, Thomas raped a 15-year-old girl while forcing her to insult Blythe Street. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.
    Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • According to the indictment, defendants allegedly kept Nordquist confined, forced him to stand or kneel facing the wall, physically assaulted him and poured bleach on him, amongst many other forms of extreme torture.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • An attack on two women outside a Lavender Heights nightclub early Monday, days after a member of the city’s LGBTQ community was assaulted, stoked new safety concerns in the midtown Sacramento neighborhood.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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