So, I fell into discussing rape and false rape reports in a couple of different places

[conuly]

Because it's impossible to ever discuss rape without somebody bringing up false reports, you know.

Obviously, the number of false reports is not actually zero. Equally obviously (to most of us), it's still pretty darn low.

I was wondering if anybody does have any concrete information on false reports. Like, are they usually "there was a rape, but the victim misidentified the attacker" or "there was no rape, victim didn't name names" or "they happen primarily in the context of an abusive situation, where the abuser files a rape report because, um, they're a bad person"? I would love to have some facts to tell people, but I just don't know where to start looking.

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[old-cutter-john.livejournal.com]

There's a little of everything, but I don't know what predominates. Me? I was an open and notorious swinger for about four years way back when; I've got a few invitations out on the Internet that say, more or less, If I like you and you ask me nicely, I'll tie you up and toy with you, and every now and then someone takes me up on it; and I've been in a couple of relationships with women who regarded themselves as my sex slaves and who were into having orgasms forced upon them. With all that, I've never been accused of rape, battery, assault or any other act of violence against another person.