date rape

Recent reports in the media and attention by researchers has led to the (inaccurate) naming of certain types of rape such as 'date' rape.

However, despite this not being a new phenomenon, it has had an impact on the reporting of rape cases both in terms of women reporting rape and the outcomes of court cases. There is the belief that being raped by a known man is not as traumatic as being raped by a stranger.

Our experience shows us that this is most often not the case. Women invest a lot of trust into the relationships they form with men and if this trust is abused it can leave the woman doubting all relationships, past, present and future.