Shariah Life in Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Jailed

The 23-year-old woman accepted a ride with a man who took her to a house where he and four men spent an entire night raping her. Now, the Saudi Gazette reports, the woman has been sentenced to receive 100 lashes and a year in prison.

The woman became pregnant from the assault and sought an abortion at a Saudi Arabian hospital. It's not clear if the punishment is for the attempted abortion or for the rape, or, perhaps, both.

As the story notes, "the woman will be sent to a jail outside Jeddah to spend her time and will be lashed after delivery of her baby who will take the mother's last name."

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