UK lawmaker criticized over Assange rape comments

Published August 21, 2012 5:30pm ET



LONDON (AP) — Two lawmakers on different sides of the Atlantic were lambasted by women’s rights campaigners and colleagues on Tuesday after making contentious comments about rape.

British lawmaker George Galloway was chastised by the leader of his own political party over his claim that sex crime allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange do not constitute rape.

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