Answers:

1. False: Rape is an act of violence. The motive is to overpower the victim.

2. False: Less than 4% are thought to be false accusations.

3. False: Approximately 58% of reported rapes occur within a residence, usually a victims own home.

4. False: Most incarcerated rapists interviewed could not describe the physical appearance of their last victim.

5. True: Men rape Men. Offenders are not practicing homosexuals. Women do rape men. Usually a womans intention is to do physical harm to the man.

6. False: Approximately 75% of rapists repeat their crime. Typically a rapist will admit to raping 100 times before being caught.

7. True: Especially if the woman is in a place and the rape has been preplanned. Most acquaintance rape is preplanned, and the perpetrator obviously uses a pleasant approach.

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