Thesaurus results for RAPING

raping

verb

present participle of rape

as in violating

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 raping Denise Richards plays wealthy high schooler Kelly Van Ryan, who accuses her guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), of raping her; her case is then reinforced when outcast Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell) comes forward with her own allegation against Sam. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 One man, Jean-Pierre Marechal, was on trial not for raping Gisèle Pelicot but for using the same methods to rape his own wife and letting Dominique Pelicot rape her as well. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors said Doty was seen on Jennings County school bus surveillance video raping the 7-year-old child, with court documents alleging that the incidents occurred over several weeks last year, WDRB reported. —

Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the state Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to lift the stay, according to court documents. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 People all over the globe were in disbelief that a man could perpetuate a campaign of drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge, and even more sickened that dozens of men joined him in his crimes. —

Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 Duckett was convicted and sentenced to death row in June 1988 for raping, strangling and drowning Teresa McAbee. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Broaddrick accused the former president of raping her in a hotel room in 1978. —

Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 The certification of a Plymouth Police officer accused of raping a minor has been suspended. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026

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Prosecutors said Kamnik also used the state's Justice Network, known as JNET, to obtain hundreds of photographs of women, violating database policies.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Several have also been sanctioned by foreign governments that accused them of supporting and serving in the military government or violating human rights.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026