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Acquaintance Rapist and Date Rape Drugs

Acquaintance Rape

Acquaintance rape which is also referred to as hidden rape has been increasingly recognized as a real and relatively common problem within today’s society. The term acquaintance rape is defined as being subjected to unwanted sexual intercourse, oral sex or other sexual contact through the use of force or threat by someone the victim knows.
Many males find it difficult to comprehend how a female can be raped by someone she knows. Py Bateman director of Alternative to Fear in Seattle finds it useful to characterize the crime of acquaintance rape in a three stage process.
Stage #1 Intrusion- Often the offender begins by somehow violating the victims space. Examples of this are interrupting, unwanted touches, and personal conversations.
Stage #2 Desensitization- In this stage the victim gets used to the first stage of intrusions. She is no longer bothered by the intrusion and may drop her guard.
Stage #3 Isolation- The offender attempts to get the v...

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