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==Effects of Marital rape==

==Effects of Marital rape==

Where people believe that marital rape is a crime, but not as serious a crime as rape by a stranger, there is often found the perception that because the spouses are well known to each other forced intimacy within a marriage is not as traumatic an event as other forms of rape.  However, this perception is incorrect.  Rape by a stranger, a highly traumatising event itself, is usually a one-time occurrance.  Marital rape occurs between partners that could have known each other for years meaning that the victim could have been raped multiple times.  Furthermore, the act of marital rape has been found to often be part of cycle of domestic violence experienced by the victim.<ref>[http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk/Articles/maritalrape.htm Marital Rape</ref>

Where people believe that marital rape is a crime, but not as serious a crime as rape by a stranger, there is often found the perception that because the spouses are well known to each other forced intimacy within a marriage is not as traumatic an event as other forms of rape.  However, this perception is incorrect.  Rape by a stranger, a highly traumatising event itself, is usually a one-time occurrance.  Marital rape occurs between partners that could have known each other for years meaning that the victim could have been raped multiple times.  Furthermore, it has been found that the act of marital rape is often part of a cycle of domestic violence experienced by the victim.<ref>[http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk/Articles/maritalrape.htm Marital Rape</ref>

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