Date Rape

Date Rape

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According to some surveys, the vast majority of women (as high as 80%) who report being raped say that they knew their rapist. “Date” rape is a term colloquially used to refer to sexual assault by a person involved in a romantic or potentially romantic relationship with the victim. Date rape also often carries the implication that it is not “real” (in other words, forcible) rape. Force is not an essential element to the legal definition of rape.

Some date rape victims have elected to forego criminal prosecution of their assailants. Instead, some victims sue their assailants for monetary damages.