He said: "Even taken at its worst, if the allegations made by these two women were true, 100 percent true, and even if a camera in the room captured them, they don't constitute rape. At least not rape as anyone with any sense can possibly recognise it. "

Mr Galloway was condemned for his comments by women's rights groups, who said he was misrepresenting the law on rape.

Women's groups have also been protesting this week about comments from Todd Akin, a Republican congressman, who said victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant.

(Read by CJ Henderson. CJ Henderson is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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(Agencies)

最新研究显示，与其他类型的暴力犯罪案件相比，警察更不爱调查强奸投诉，有九分之一的强奸指控被“一笔勾销”。

英国内政部的数据显示，警察认为有11%的强奸投诉是无中生有。

相比之下，只有2%的报告盗窃案件、3%的毒品案件、5%的抢劫案件和6%的非性侵犯案件没有被调查。

今年早些时候，刑事审判联合调查组发现，把有记录的案件保持在“最低水平”的压力可能会使警方将过多指控列为“非犯罪”事件。

最近，朱利安-阿桑奇面临性侵犯指控一事遭到热议。阿桑奇是维基解密网站的创始人，他断然否认了这些指控。

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