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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (10168)	10/30/2005 12:11:55 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

Gang rapist apologises, in a manner, to his victim The Sydney Morning Herald. ^ \| October 29, 2005 \| Natasha Wallace One of the notorious Pakistani gang-rapist brothers has told a victim she would be "stupid to … cry for the rest of your life" and asked for her forgiveness. He also finally admitted to two other attacks, despite fighting the case all the way to the High Court. The girl yesterday told the NSW Supreme Court of her psychological and physical pain since being raped in 2002 by MAK and his older brother MSK. "For the rest of my life a smell, or a sound, or something that is really small and insignificant, will trigger off a memory about what happened," she said. "Every single day up until this point I have thought about the rape." The girl, who was 14 when repeatedly raped in the brothers' Ashfield home, said she had had continual anxiety attacks, bulimia and depression, self-mutilated and felt alienated. She fears men and feels shame. "Kids would shout things like, 'That was the girl who got raped,'... The trials of brothers MSK, 27, MAK, 25, MRK, 20, and MMK, 19, have attracted attention due to the antics of the elder two to delay court proceedings and blaming "cultural differences" for their attacks. The three, who appeared in court yesterday, are yet to be sentenced for raping other girls, including the then 14-year-old. MAK told the court he "realised my mistake" but said he thought Australians were forgiving. He also blamed alcohol - saying he never drank in Pakistan - and that he only now understood that when a girl said no, it meant no. The men's mother, who lives in Pakistan, attended court for the first time ... (Excerpt) Read more at smh.com.au ...