US Military Male-on-male rape higher than previosly reported
Male-on-male rape in the military is 15 times more prevalent than the Pentagon are reporting, according to a new study
The report was released by the American Psychological Association
The findings are based on responses of 180 anonymous combat veterans
Pentagon's most recent report said 12,000 men reported being sexually assaulted, with almost 4,000 saying they had been raped
But according to the study's rate, the true figure could be as high as 180,000 sexual assaults, including 60,000 rapes
A study has found that up to 15 times more men in the military are being raped by other man than is being reported by the Pentagon.
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A study has found that up to 15 times more men in the military are being raped by other man than is being reported by the Pentagon.
The report, released by the American Psychological Association on Tuesday, is based on the responses of 180 anonymous combat veterans.
It says the under-reporting is largely due to the stigma associated with sexual assaults and is the reason that the true extent of male-on-male sexual crimes is so vastly underestimated.
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The Washington Post reported that most recent Pentagon sexual assault report, conducted by The Rand Corp last year, found that around 12,000 men said they had been sexually assaulted.
The definition of sexual assault means they had been raped, experienced unwanted sexual contact or someone had attempted to commit those crimes.
Of that number, around a third – 3,850 reported rape or ‘penetrative’ assaults.
But the APA said: ‘Rates of military sexual trauma among men who served in the military may be as much as 15 times higher than has been previously reported, largely because of barriers associated with stigma, beliefs in myths about male rape and feelings of helplessness.’
The report says the under-reporting is largely due to the stigma associated with sexual assaults which is the reason that the true extent of male-on-male sexual crimes in the military is so vastly underestimated
This is from Daily mail, so you should take it with a grain of salt. BUT...male rape is a serious problem often ignored or made comical in our society.
not surprising. The kind of guys I go for are the macho ones and they are the ones at times who can't seem to understand that sometimes I'm just not in the mood for a giant object (their penis) to go in and out of my butt....The macho ones seem to be the ones who take it the most personally and throw a fit like a 5-year-old or just rape tbh...
