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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE
Of course rape should be investigated from however long ago the alleged rape happened. It is not just children who are scared of reporting rape for fear of the consequnces but also a lot of adults. People who commit this horrific act often use threats to keep their victims quiet and very often this threat works for many years. It is only when the victim realises that they can report these rapes and feel safe that the evil perpetrators are brought to justice IMHO
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As I said in a previous post, I can see how long term, regular rapes / abuse can be detected and prosecuted but what evidence would there be of a rape that only happened once, many years ago?
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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs, cackling and telling me
'You'll be next.' They stopped when I started doing the same to them at funerals.
