Rape has long been a tool (pardon the pun) used against a oppressed people during times of genocide. Africa, Europe, Asia; it's all the same, rape the women and dilute the gene pool.
There are very few more heinous crimes, IMHO.
Story time:
Many, many years ago a friend/coworker's wife was acquaintance raped while he was on deployment. It was basically a "he said - she said" thing so, in those days, he was going to walk. Some friends/coworkers found this guy bar hopping one night. While he was walking to the the next bar a car pulled up, a window was rolled down, and a shotgun was stuck out the window. The shotgun went "click" but the it was seen, heard, and understood by the jerk. He changed his plea and did a couple of years in prison. I love a happy ending.