People of the female gender are also extremely susceptible to rape, more so than men. Statististics reveal that every minute, one woman is being raped in our country, usually by someone she is familiar with. Up until quite recently, a rape victim's past lovers would be brought in for trial as defense for the perpetrator. ... Rather than rightly defining rape as an act of violence, it was deemed instead as a sexual act. ... Through the pages of time, women have been repressed into what has been described by some as a sheltered life, but into what is truly imprisonment, locked away from a w...

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Marty also brought up the issue of possible rape charges as Denise is underage and Dan is a legal adult. ... They have told him that if he is going to engage in such activities in their home, he should place a lock on his door to prevent his younger siblings from discovering him and Denise. ... Another problem I see is the threat of a rape charge. With Marty being a lawyer, he should arrange for Dan to spend some time with other teens convicted of date rape. ...

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