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By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide to Crime / Punishment since 2004

Justice Difficult for Drinking Rape Victims

Friday December 8, 2006
Juries are less likely to return guilty verdicts against men accused of rape if the victim was drunk at the time, even if the intoxication was involuntary, according to a new study by the British Economic and Social Research Council.

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