Makererean
UN Correspondent
Why
do rape perpetrators commit such acts?
In the first of its kind, a
multi-country survey looked at how widespread rape and sexual violence is in
six Asia-Pacific countries. And it also asked why.
A quarter of the men interviewed,
said they had raped a woman or girl.
The report
published in the medical journal The Lancet also brought insight
into the socio-economic circumstances of the men who rape.
The study by the Partners for
Prevention, comprised of several U.N. agencies, asked 10,178 men about their
lives. They gathered information from the following countries: Bangladesh,
China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka.
How widespread is rape?
The questionnaire did not contain
the word "rape."
Instead, participants were asked
questions like whether they ever "forced a woman who was not your wife or
girlfriend at the time to have sex," if they ever "had sex with a
woman who was too drunk or drugged to indicate whether she wanted it" or
forced a partner, when she did not want to.
Here is the percentage of
respondents who said they had raped a partner or non-partner.
In most countries, between one in
five reported perpetrating a rape, although Papua New Guinea leads this
proportion with more than half.
Rape of women in marriage was
much more prevalent than non-partner rape, the survey found.
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| Rape is globally condemned |
When does it start?
Early. More than half of respondents
who raped a non-partner first did so as a teenager, with most of their first
crimes occurring between the age of 15 and 19.
The study's authors say this
"reinforces the need for early rape prevention if one is to intervene
before the first rape is committed."
What's the likelihood of repeat
offenses?
High. Nearly half of the
respondents who said they had committed rape, perpetrated the crime on
different women.
They were asked how many
different women they had raped:
55.4%
said they have raped 1 woman
28.3%
said they have raped 2-3 women
12%
said they have raped 4-10 women
4.2%
said they have raped 10 or more women
Are women always the victim of
sexual violence?
No.
6.2%
of respondents say they have raped a man and a woman as a single perpetrator
30.2%
of respondents say they have raped a man and a woman among multiple
perpetrators (with others/in a group setting)
Why did they commit rape?
Sexual entitlement means a man
feels he has a right to have sex, despite what the woman wants. Some
respondents expressed they were bored, so rape was a pursuit of entertainment.
Punishment was also cited as a reason, saying that some wanted to punish a
female or was angry with the person.
Are there consequences for the
rape?
Prison sentences were rare, with
less than a quarter of the perpetrators receiving jail time. The study found:
55.2% said they felt guilt
35.7%
said they were punished by friends or family
32.5%
said they were arrested
22.9%
said they were sent to prison
What's the background of a repeat
rape offender?
Men with a history of
victimization, such as experiencing childhood physical or sexual abuse,
emotional abuse or neglect in childhood, were more likely to commit sexual
violence than those without such a past, according to the study.
It also found that men who were
poor or had no high school education were more likely to have raped in a group
setting.
50%
of multiple perpetrators had no high school education
74.8%
of multiple perpetrators had ever married or co-habitated
60.5%
of multiple perpetrators experienced childhood physical abuse
43.1%
of multiple perpetrators rarely or never had their father at home
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