Expert: Victim-rapist marriage rewards rapist, punishes victim


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 06 Apr 2017

PETALING JAYA: A rapist-victim marriage legitimises rape by rewarding rapists and providing them with more opportunities for rape, says a criminology expert.

"The marriage does not benefit the victim in any way, and those who say the opposite are using cognitive distortions (or a biased way of thinking) to justify further victimisation," Dr Geshina Ayu Mat Saat told The Star Online.

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