Rape is a problem that many fear, most suspects are acquaintances

Jun 15, 2015 at 09:00 pm by bryan


A rape investigation is underway at this time in Murfreesboro. The victim, who is in her early twenties, told police after a day of drinking and swimming, she went to sleep in her apartment and later awoke with an acquaintance on top of her. The victim quickly awoke and ran to her bathroom where she locked herself in until the man fled the apartment.

Police now have the name of the suspect on file and the investigation is underway.

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Acquaintance rape is much more prevalent than stranger rape. In a study published by the Department of Justice, 82% of the victims were raped by someone they knew and 18% were raped by a stranger.

Source:

MPD Incident Report 15-11680

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