Yes, those are horrible crimes. The perpetrators should be brought to justice. In all but one case, it was a single individual acting alone in seclusuon, not something other men could have prevented.
But, there is a cultural element to rape. There is far more rape in the U.S. for instance, than in Japan or Europe.
So, we cannot decrease rape in this society without trying to shift the culture of men.
My son told me that he talks to his friends all the time about stuff we've talked about...he's intervened several times when a guy was going to take advantage of a drunk girl. He's talked to them about statutory rape and being picky about the conditions under which they have sex.
That actually is a big part of the solution, in my opinion.
I don't want you to think I am some kind of rabid man-hater. Part of the reasons that my son and I have had these conversations is that when he was 15, a girl persuaded him to come to her house when her mom was gone, and then had sex with him.
He told me it creeped him out so he stopped talking to her. Then she pretended to be pregnant and started telling people that he raped her. It caused a lot of drama, and took a while to untangle.
So it is something we both feel strongly about...educating young men about this stuff.