
Everybody Knows Somebody
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The Law of Rape in the 1990s
In the 1990s, Victoria was shocked to learn that date rape could not be charged as an aggravated crime. The law essentially rendered date rape impossible and it didn't stop there: If your husband raped you, you could not bring a criminal charge in many, many states. "I just compared the brawl or any old assault on the street to these cases and they just did not line up"
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