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FAQ: Can you be raped by someone you know?
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According to statistics approximately 68% of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim. You can be raped by your husband, partner, relatives, coaches, teachers, neighbor and clergy. You can be raped by anyone. (Violence against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics U.S. Department of Justice, 1977).
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Voices and Faces:
Karen Carroll-Coleman 
"When someone says 'I've been raped' the most important words in the world to say are 'I believe you'. If a survivor doesn't hear that from anyone else, she or he is going to hear it from me."
Read more about Karen at The Voices and Faces Project »
Alliance Research Director introducing the film "It’s Not About Sex", a documentary created by NYC youth
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