Rapist and Victim

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Rape is a crime of violence that is expressed in the sexual act.1 2 3 Women are usually the victims, although men may also be raped. Although the victim is assaulted physically, her autonomy and self-esteem are even more profoundly violated. For the victim, rape is experienced as a life-threatening crisis that has both immediate and long-term effects.Elsewhere in this issue of the Journal, Drs. Groth and Burgess focus attention on certain aspects of the rapist's behavior. They find a very high rate of sexual dysfunction in the rapist during rape. This evidence implies that, for the rapist, rape is not . . .

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