Dubai rape victim who was jailed for having sex outside of marriage is finally pardoned after global outcry

A Norwegian woman at the center of a Dubai rape claim dispute says she has been pardoned and is free to leave the country.

Marte Deborah Dalelv said she was given back her passport Sunday by the public prosecutor's office and that her 16-month sentence for having sex outside marriage has been dropped.

The 24-year-old designer claimed she was raped in March by a co-worker, but she was charged with the sex offense after going to police in Dubai in a case that highlighted the clash between the city's Western-friendly atmosphere and its Islamic-based legal codes.

l cannot help but wonder why the case came up in the first place. This woman was raped for goodness sake

Nigerian teenager accused of raping a girl,11

A teenager accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in a park had attacked another schoolgirl a year before, a court heard.

Opemipo Jaji, 18, is alleged to have followed the 11-year-old girl as she made her way home from school on a bus.

She got on the bus with her friend and they were giggling and chatting. Also on the bus was a young male, the defendant. He watched her get off the bus and followed her.'He dragged her into a local park in the dark and raped her. She ran home bleeding and injured. Her blood and DNA were found on his clothes and bag.

The girl had been expected home by 5pm and her parents rang police by 5.30 after she failed to turn up.The girl appeared at 8pm. 'She was dishevelled, dirty and panicky.