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Men could be convicted of rape 'even if the woman agrees to have sex'

A man could be convicted of rape even if the woman agreed to have sex, judges in the UK have ruled.

A court headed by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, ruled in a sign-post decision that a man would still be guilty if he did something she asked him not to.

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