Judges 20: a nation confronts gang-rape
4 So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, said, “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night. 5 During the night the men of Gibeah came after me and surrounded the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died. 6 I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance, because they committed this lewd and outrageous act in Israel. 7 Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.”
8 All the men rose up together as one, saying, “What you did was both illegal and rather gross. 9 All of us will go home. No, not one of us will stir from his house, but the whole of Israel must keep silent about this thing for the sake of its impact on community cohesion. 10 As for you, we will give you what you deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel. It’s eighteen months in solitary for you, Sonny…
In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.