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2 charged, 8 others sought in gang rape of a disabled teen
They kidnapped her and took her down to a basement where they raped her. I don't know how old she is, but this story could've been about my child.
My BADD post is about crimes like this, where people with developmental disabilities are targeted for violence. It's sickening how common it is. Because they aren't looked at as fully human, with the same rights as anyone else. Because they are vulnerable. Because their 'no' isn't worth as much as the non-disabled person's 'no'. Because there is a lack of sex education. Because they often don't know they have the right to say 'no'. Because often no one listens or cares.
source, rtf file
MORE THAN 90%. Almost HALF will be abused 10 or more times!
2 charged, 8 others sought in gang rape of a disabled teen
They kidnapped her and took her down to a basement where they raped her. I don't know how old she is, but this story could've been about my child.
My BADD post is about crimes like this, where people with developmental disabilities are targeted for violence. It's sickening how common it is. Because they aren't looked at as fully human, with the same rights as anyone else. Because they are vulnerable. Because their 'no' isn't worth as much as the non-disabled person's 'no'. Because there is a lack of sex education. Because they often don't know they have the right to say 'no'. Because often no one listens or cares.
More than 90 percent of people with developmental disabilities will experience sexual abuse at some point in their lives. 49 percent will experience 10 or more abusive incidents (Valenti-Hein & Schwartz, 1995). Other studies suggest that 39 to 68 percent of girls and 16 to 30 percent of boys will be sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday. The likelihood of rape is staggering: 15,000 to 19,000 of people with developmental disabilities are raped each year in the United States (Sobsey, 1994).
source, rtf file
MORE THAN 90%. Almost HALF will be abused 10 or more times!