Rape

A man convicted of raping and kidnapping his estranged spouse has fought unsuccessfully to assert that the divorce agreement took care of any civil damages. Richard Seidel claimed the property settlement released him from civil liability for his criminal actions. A Fourth Circuit judge agreed and granted Seidel summary judgment, but the South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed that decision.

After approving an amendment not acceptable to the prime sponsor, the House Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that denies a lenient sentencing option to accused rapists. The original bill included all definitions of rape, but the amended version exempts defendants who commit statutory rape or rape of a victim too intoxicated to give consent.

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Authorities are looking for a man they believe raped a 14-year-old girl in Sioux Falls. Police say the suspect is armed and dangerous, and they want…

In the FRONTLINE documentary, "Outlawed in Pakistan," filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann trace an alleged rape victim's odyssey through her…