| Title: | ARCHIVE-- Topics of Interest to Women, Volume 1 --ARCHIVE |
| Notice: | V1 is closed. TURRIS::WOMANNOTES-V5 is open. |
| Moderator: | REGENT::BROOMHEAD |
| Created: | Thu Jan 30 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 30 1995 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 873 |
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Associated Press Wed 10-SEP-1986 16:14 Sweden-Rape
Woman Held in Rape Case
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - A 30-year-old Swedish woman has been arrested
on rape charges, a judge said Wednesday. A newspaper said the alleged
victim was a female friend of the suspect.
Judge Birgitta Agren said the Orebro district court in central Sweden
on Tuesday granted permission to keep the suspect in custody. The judge
would not identify the suspect or comment further on the case. It was
believed to be the first arrest in Sweden of a woman in a rape case.
Sweden's penal code provides for all eventualities in rape cases,
including the prosecution of a woman charged with raping a man and a
woman raping another woman. The minimum penalty for rape is two years
in prison.
The Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet reported without attribution that
the alleged victim in the Orebro case was a female friend of the
suspect. The newspaper said the suspect and a 41-year-old man allegedly
forced themselves on the victim in the man's apartment. The man also is
under arrest.
The female suspect denied all charge, her lawyer, Lars-Olof Rosengren,
told the newspaper. "She is terribly upset," he was quoted as saying.
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| 83.1 | Most interesting.... | NIMBUS::OHERN | Fri Sep 12 1986 15:49 | 1 | |
I agree, a most unusual case! What is the definition of rape? | |||||
| 83.2 | REGENT::MINOW | Martin Minow -- DECtalk Engineering | Fri Sep 12 1986 17:45 | 16 | |
I think, but don't remember exactly, that it's non-consentual sex. There are two laws, one with severe penalties and one with somewhat less penalties. The latter is intended to cover some cases of "date rape" when the court feels that the non-consenting partner offered conflicting signals. (I suppose there is a parallel with "first degree murder" vs. manslaughter.) Please note that I may be misinterpreting this and haven't had the need to research it. If someone wants to pursue this further, I'd recommend their first obtaining a copy of the Swedish law (call the General Consulate). I could help with any translation. By American standards, the incidence of rape in Sweden is very low and women don't seem to feel afraid to go out alone at night. Martin. | |||||