"There may be many, many people who also have psychopathic tendencies and have similar scans, who don't do antisocial behavior, who don't rape and kill, " Brodie says.

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Justice Leila Seth, another member of the commission, said police "don't take complaints of rape victims seriously".

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The committee proposed punishment of up to five years in prison for law-enforcement officers who don't register cases of rape or sexual assault following complaints.

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And the ripples from the Delhi gang-rape case haven't petered out yet.

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Police are charging Mr. Santos with robbery and rape, and aren't seeking additional suspects.

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It wasn't immediately clear whether these transfers were connected to the rape cases.

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K. Anand, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said Thursday that he would petition the Supreme Court to have the rape trial moved out of New Delhi because he doesn't believe his client could get a fair hearing in the capital.

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While statistics show that rape is common in South Africa, residents say such violence typically doesn't come to this rural community.

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