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I'm a victim of sexual assault, I know how to read the words and how to read charges.

I’m a victim of sexual assault as well, and what you said is not true.

You are welcome to disagree with me about what constitutes consent. But what I don't accept is randos on the internet defining consent on "were charges filed". You likely know as well as I do that the vast majority of sexual assaults go unreported, and that most which are reported either go uninvestigated or are retraumatizing for the victim.

I stand by my position that having sex with someone in a way they explicitly did not give consent to, even if they consented to other terms, is rape.

> You likely know as well as I do that the vast majority of sexual assaults go unreported

But this case was reported and talked about around the world, so it's not in the same situation.

> I stand by my position that having sex with someone in a way they explicitly did not give consent to, even if they consented to other terms, is rape.

That's fine, but the alleged victims in this case don't agree.

Dear HN: I don’t care about the downvotes, but it’s showing some really ugly biases that are going to have real harm to other victims. Someone on here asked questions and it was a lot more productive than just dismissing victims in anonymous downvotes. You can learn from this.

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