Nineteenth century – hotbed of false rape accusations
False rape accusations are nothing new, with evidence for practice going back thousands of years. Peter Wright showcases examples from the nineteenth century.
False rape accusations are nothing new, with evidence for practice going back thousands of years. Peter Wright showcases examples from the nineteenth century.
The following gives an account of false sexual assault and rape allegations, and the reasons women manufactured them, that were commonplace 120 years ago when the below article was written by E. Belfort Bax. Were the methods of evidence-gathering 120 years ago faulty? Definitely. Were some genuine victims of sexual assault disbelieved? Unfortunately, yes. Were …
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