Originally Posted by
aterpster
Please skip the lecture. Professional women in American society are well versed on the necessary steps to report the crime of rape on a timely basis. This woman is a sophisticated professional, not a backwoods farm wife.
Rape is not a professional act. It's an act of sexual violence by a man against a woman (usually). It shocks the victim in a unique way, and no level of training or professional experience in another field helps the victim to deal with this kind of act. In a situation like the one described it can take time to process what's happened and conclude that rape actually occurred - the mind wants to deny and avoid. It's especially traumatic when the woman has always been treated with respect by fellow professionals. And a rape victim, however uninformed, usually knows that reporting the crime will lead to a long a shaming nightmare with men who will be judgemental and unsupportive.
Rape is not like being mugged.