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Dutch Woman Convicted, Fined After Being Raped in Qatar

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A Qatari court on Monday handed down a one-year suspended sentence for adultery to a Dutch woman that was drugged and raped in an upscale Doha night club. The 22-year-old woman, identified only as Laura, was on vacation at the time of the March 14 incident. When she reported it to Qatari police, she was arrested and had been jailed since then. In addition to the one-year suspended sentence, the court fined Laura $800. As soon as she pays the fine, she will be deported from the...

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