More Swedish men report being raped
Published: 10 Jan 13 10:18 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/45536/20130110/
Reports of male rape are on the rise in Sweden, new figures show, yet sexual violence experts believe the figures represent only the tip of the iceberg as many men are too ashamed to report the assaults.
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“We know from research that the rapists are usually heterosexual men; for the offenders the act is not about sexuality but about power,” social work lecturer Hans Knutagård told the Metro newspaper.
He added that male rape victims can sometimes feel that they've been "turned into a homosexual".
Hot lines and sexual health organizations testify to a growing number of men who contact them for help and support following an assault. Yet, many do not go further and report the crime to the police.
"No, they're too ashamed," Jane Eriksson, chair of the anti-sexual violence NGO Hopp in Katrineholm, told the newspaper.
The Crime Prevention council estimates that only 23 percent of all rapes are reported to the police, and even fewer make it to trial.
In the first half of 2012, only six of 61 reported rapes against men resulted in criminal indictments.
In 2011, the clearance rate for rapes against men was 10 percent, the same clearance rate as rapes against women.
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They will not report who raped these men as it likely runs counter to the Scandinavian narrative on immigration and the official state view on Islam in Europe. If it was women, you can bet your last dollar it would have been reported. If it was white males you could take out a loan and bet it would have been reported. As this article was informative in many ways but avoided even a hint as to who is perpetrating these crimes you can also bet long odds that it was non-Swedes and probably Muslims.
Look at the other headlines below which do mention the rapist's group for proof.
intrepidfox
I can understand your feeling of being get rage about someone to try to rape you, but if man's hand touched you ''he would be executed directly'' I see that over reaction what about If an innocent man (gay or straight ) do that '' out of curiosity'' would executed him , please try not to...
They will not report who raped these men as it likely runs counter to the Scandinavian narrative on immigration and the official state view on Islam in Europe. If it was women, you can bet your last dollar it would have been reported. If it was white males you could take out a loan and bet it would have been reported. As this article was informative in many ways but avoided even a hint as to who is perpetrating these crimes you can also bet long odds that it was non-Swedes and probably Muslims.
Look at the other headlines below which do mention the rapist's group for proof.
I do not agree with the above. Why would heterosexual man wants to rape another man. It does not add up. This is a stich up report. Heterosexual men wants women and not vice versa. Or do they mean the men were bisexual.
What puzzles me is why the article will not define anything specific about the rapists (the police definitely know if there's a pattern) or whether the victims are homosexuals, as is often the case. Yes, it is very relevant to know the answer to both questions if a piece like this is to be considered remotely useful to the population at large...why point out a problem if you won't say who seems to be doing it and who seems to be targeted?