ABSTRACT
The motivations emphasise desires other than sexual gratification. It is anger, power or the delight in hurting a victim that gives rise to rape, according to Groth. Unwanted sexual contact is remarkably common. Depending on how the sexual activity is defined and the sample studied at least one in four women and as many as one in twenty men report having experienced unwanted sexual contact. The recognition of rape myths also opens up the contentious issue of false allegations of rape. One of the myths is that a rape victim will put up a fierce fight and will suffer obvious distress soon after the attack. A victim of rape may not report a rape to the police for a number of reasons, including fears about the investigation and trial process, the trauma of having to relive the rape again in court, feelings of shame, embarrassment, guilt or fear of retribution.
