A rapist, who successfully challenged the constitutionality of a law stopping the payment of his State contributory old-age pension, has lost an appeal against the severity of his 12-year jail term.

A notorious rapist who muffled his victims' screams with a pillowcase is back in a US mental hospital, two years after he was released over the protests of prosecutors and women who feared he would attack again.

The prime suspect in the massacre of 11 members of a Mexican family is an alleged rapist seeking revenge against a victim who landed him in jail.

The prime suspect in the brutal massacre of 11 members of a Mexican family is an alleged rapist seeking revenge against a victim who landed him in jail.

A convicted child rapist who fled the UK has been detained in Brazil after three years on the run.

Two Indonesian newlyweds have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill a man the woman said had raped her a week before her marriage.

An 86-year-old child rapist would have gone to jail for a very long time had he been a well man, a UK judge has said.

A convicted rapist has asked to be put back into prison because he believes he cannot abide by the conditions of his release.

A judge has agreed to release a Limerick rapist on bail with the warning that the Director of Public Prosecutions must bear responsibility if the man breaches the conditions of his release.