1. Sexual intercourse and sodomy with a person under 16 is criminal in Massachusetts.

2. Even while he was fighting off sodomy accusations in Florence, the 26-year-old Leonardo da Vinci painted a picture of a young woman that blew apart the patriarchal conventions of his native city.

3. Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy and heresy and was hanged and then burned on October 16, 1440, along with two of his servants.

4. That independence will be put to the test in "Sodomy 2.0", as Malaysia's press has taken to calling Mr Anwar's trial.

5. The charges range from rape and sodomy to possession of child pornography.

6. In some countries sexual crimes, such as rape, adultery, incest and sodomy( ), carry the death penalty.

7. That they spat upon the Cross, exchanged obscene kisses, held secret meetings, adored a cat, practiced sodomy, venerated some bearded male head.

8. He initially faced six charges including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and sodomy.

9. Though he was never widely read at the time he propagated the view that sodomy was neither contrary to nature or reason.

10. Was it only female rhinos that were sexually penetrated and then pierced with tusks, or was interspecies sodomy practiced as well?

11. Other charges that might arise in the context of BDSM and that are typically filed against the dominant party include sodomy, kidnapping, or unlawful imprisonment (especially when using bondage).

12. Even in legal parlance, the word used to refer to one aspect of homosexual practice is ' sodomy '.