I read the above statement in the newspaper regarding a local rape. The community is standing behind the rapist but what about the victim.
"Fact: The incidence of false reporting of rape is about 2 percent. This is about the same as that for false reporting of other felonies (Department of Social Services). Survivors of sexual assault are often traumatized again when they report the assault or rape since the process of making a police report itself can be very difficult. This re-victimization makes the likelihood of false reporting very minimal. It is far more likely that rape is very under-reported. Some experts estimate that only 1 in 10 rapes are ever reported."
http://www.ksu.edu/counseling/csweb/topics/relationships/rape
