Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, November 23, 1995 TAG: 9511240046
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-10 EDITION: HOLIDAY
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DATELINE: STRASBOURG, FRANCE LENGTH: Short
The court's 13 judges unanimously rejected arguments by two British men that they could not be accused of rape because they were married at the time they tried to force their wives.
The judges upheld prison terms of five and three years ordered by British courts for the two men, ruling that British law and social norms have long since evolved to the point where marriage no longer provides immunity against rape charges, especially when couples are separated or intend to divorce.
- Associated Press
by CNB