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Why rape victims don't come forward against high profile offenders

This article is 4 years old

When a celebrity preacher was arrested late last month for allegedly committing rape, it brought to surface further allegations against him from other victims - at least two of whom claimed to have been raped a year ago.

The delay in reporting these cases to the police has caused some on social media to question whether the allegations are real and why it took so long for the women to come forward.

It is a pattern of coming forward with sexual crimes allegations and being doubted that has repeated itself since the "Me Too" movement took off in 2017...

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