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acquaintance rape

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acquaintance rape
n.
Rape perpetrated by someone known to the victim.


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There have been documented instances of police being unwilling to investigate instances of acquaintance rape (where the attacker is known to the survivor) and same-sex sexual assaults.
Victims of acquaintance rape are much more likely to delay reporting the crime, compared to victims of assault by strangers.
In some cases of rape, especially in cases of acquaintance rape, nonconsensual sex may be unwanted in some ways and wanted in others.
 
 
 
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